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Originally Posted by Tess1  Sc. Beaufort 'Yellow Lip' HCC/AOC X Sl. Orpetii 'Yellow Bird' Now my question is, what does Sc. and Sl. stand for? |
Fred has explained what Sc. and Sl. mean but I have some additional info for you Tess. This cross has been registered and named. It is:
Sophrocattleya Jillian Lee or Sc. Jillian Lee.
Now some members might be saying, "Wait a minute, something's wrong here. Shouldn't a Sophrocattleya (Sc.) crossed with a Sophrolaelia be a Sophrolaeliocattleya instead of a Sophrocattleya?" Well yes it is but in this case, Sl. Orpetii is one of the hybrids affected by the transfer of several Laelias into the genus Sophronitis. So Orpetii is now Sophronitis Orpetii instead of Sophrolaelia Orpetii. This makes the cross a Sophrocattleya by Sophronitis which is, of course, Sophrocattleya.