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The parents of Phal. Ken Peterson ‘Halo’ are  (Hausermann’s Goldcup ‘Everlasting’ x Golden Buddha ‘Gemstone #1′)

The parents of Phal. Bette’s Madge ‘Leesburg’  are (Jordon’s Pixie ‘Sweetheart’ x Zuma’s Pixie).

The parents of Phal. Fortune Saltzman ‘Maple Bridge’ AM/TOS are (Liu Tuen-Shen x Barbara Freed Saltzman).  This plant has since died.   Try as hard as I can I am unable to subdue the green tint to this flower.  It is greenish and therefore seems to be a good candidate for green hybridizing, but the flower color actually [...]

A very interesting little species.  Starts blooming on small plants with spikes that are hidden under the leaves.  Spikes persist for many years and grow longer each flowering season and eventually hang in nice displays below the leaves.  The spikes are geotropic.  They grow straight toward the ground no matter which way the plant is [...]

The parents of Phal. Jezebel ‘Pebbles’ HCC/AOS are (Kung’s Ann x Jane Hudson)

The parents of Phal. Summer Venus  ‘Most Red’ are  (Summer Wine x venosa)  Flowers open very red but fade to orange as they age and create the effect of different colored flowers on the same inflorescence.

The parents of Phal. Brother Red Hotshot ‘Red Cup’  are (Brother Treasure ‘B#12′ x Sara Lee ‘Eye Dee’)

The parents of Phal. Brother Precious Stones ‘Heart’  are (Brother Fancy ‘Lung Ching’ x Brother Purple ‘Brother’).

The parents of this primary hybrid are (equestris x schilleriana). The cultivar ‘Leesburg’ can have inflorescences with tertiary branching.

This post will help you recognize when you are looking at an orchid species name that is named for a person or persons. And, if you are so lucky as to get to name a newly described orchid species, it will help you do it correctly if your taxonomist has stopped returning your emails. It should also help you recognize when the author of a document is attempting feats of pedantry beyond his skill level.