Request: for Info or Pictures

[roambb]

I just purchased a Phal. (Brother Spot x Brother Purple) x Phal Brother Sara Gold, and I was wondering what the flowers might look like, as well as any additional information that I should know to care for it.

Thanks for any help,

Patrick

[taradale]

Hi Patrick,
What I normally do is copy the name and search it via google, then after it searches the Web - I select the "image" link above the google search box. If nothing appears for the entire name, then I break the name up and do the search again.

In the case of Phal. (Brother Spot x Brother Purple) x Phal Brother Sara Gold - I couldn't get a hit on the entire name, so I searched by "Phal. (Brother Spot x Brother Purple)" and got a number of hits, then by "Phal Brother Sara Gold" and got even more hits.

You will run in to a lot of the image links being broken. But every so often you luck out and find a Web site that will chat about your particular Phal.

In this Phal case the colors are so different that I can only imagine what it will look like.

Others probably have better advice, but that's what I do. Your question got me thinking and don't mean to hijack this thread but here's my other questions:

- Is the first name the dominant influence on the plant/Flower? or does it even matter?
- What's with all the 'brother' in the names - does that indicate anything specific? or did a bunch of monks develop these?

Kath-

[jerrymeola]

Unless someone happens to raise the exact cross the color is a guess.

If the names reflect the flowers characteristics (they sometimes are misleading), you have parents that are 1-spotted and 2-purple and crossed with a more 3-yellow flower. This leaves for a lot of possibilities.

Hybridizers of Phals produce many new varieties and dump them on the market keeping only the most outstanding to reproduce as clones. Your plant is grown from seed as indicated by the three crossings. Clones are almost always registered with a new name.

Seeds also can vary a lot from plant to plant. Every orchid grown from seed is distinct. i have a tray of dendrobiums that are coming into flower. One is lavender, one is pink with just a touch of lavender and the third is white with a touch of pink. These are all from the same seed parents, possibly from the same seed pod.

[jerrymeola]

tasradale

the first name is the seed parent and the second name is the pollen parent.

[roambb]

Thanks for the information. It is very appreciated. The Orchid was $10, and in spkie, so I should know whether I got a good deal soon. It was in good shape, with a new leaf growing... so what the heck....

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

"Brother" is used by a particular company that breeds Phal orchids. The judges at flower shows and AOS judging sessions are not supposed to know who the breeder is. But, by including the word "Brother" in the name, the breeder has bypassed the anonymous rule. Cynthia, Prescott, AZ