Brachypetalum -- Church of the Subgenus
parts 6 & 7—Brachypetalum Hybrids
by Selena Sabine
parts 6 & 7—Brachypetalum Hybrids
by Selena Sabine
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Bean sniffs Paph. Triple Bella |
Brian, the Cats and Catts patriarch, is ill and lying down on the couch, so I’ve instructed Riley, Griffin, and Lan Lan to position themselves on his body so he can’t get up. Lan Lan has his ankles pinned, Griffin is resting her full weight on his lower back, and Riley has the head and neck region covered. Now, with this temporary peace, I can finish the Brachypetalum Report. First, let’s have a quick review:
Brachy Species | Nomenclature Notes | Flower Notes | Awards |
Paph. bellatulum | Beautiful, enchanting; The enchanting slipper orchid | White with burgundy spotting; round flower, weak stem | 178 |
Paph. concolor | Uniformed color, of one color; The one-colored slipper orchid | Yellow with maroon spotting | 68 |
Paph. godefroyae | Named after Mme. Godefroy, orchid enthusiast; Also listed and sold as Paph. leucochilum | White with burgundy blotches, strong stem | 134 |
Paph. niveum | White; The snow-white slipper orchid | Entirely white with minute purple stippling near the staminode | 84 |
Again, Paph. thaianum is not on this list because it’s too new and we don’t know much about it. Also, the award number listed includes cultural awards and British orchid awards, so it’s a bigger number than the AOS flower award totals listed in earlier reports on the individual species (because I assume everyone is fact-checking these reports with the proverbial fine-toothed cat brush).
Now, what happens when we mix these species together or with other, non-Brachy, species? Hopefully, we get a better looking and better growing orchid. The concept of hybrid vigor explains how the best qualities of the parents manifest themselves in the offspring. Award data – as an imperfect index of plant importance and quality – can help narrow the bedazzling number of Brachypetalum hybrids. There are ten primary hybrids that have earned more than thirty-five awards (listed below).
Top Ten Brachypetalum Primary Hybrids
Parent Species | Hybrid Name | Awards listed in OrchidWiz |
Paph. bellatulum x Paph. ferrieanum | Iona | 86 |
Paph. bellatulum x Paph. delenatii | Vanda M. Pearman | 78 |
Paph. bellatulum x Paph. niveum | Psyche | 49 |
Paph. bellatulum x Paph. ciliolare | Olenus | 46 |
Paph. bellatulum x Paph. glaucophyllum | Charles Sladden | 35 |
Paph. concolor x Paph. bellatulum | Conco-bellatulum | 44 |
Paph. bellatulum x Paph. godefroyae | S. Gratrix | 40 |
Paph. concolor x Paph. godefroyae | Wellesleyanum | 59 |
Paph. godefroyae x Paph. niveum | Greyi | 37 |
Paph. niveum x Paph. ferrieanum | Angela | 47 |
Some Cats and Catts readers know that these are “primary hybrids” because they involve two species plants; we can only trace the lineage back to two plants. When we involve a third ancestor in our plant breeding we suddenly walk into the world of “complex hybrids.” For instance, Paph. S. Gratrix is a primary hybrid involving two species: Paph. bellatulum and Paph. godefroyae. Paph. Conco-bellatulum is a primary hybrid involving – you guessed it – Paph. concolor and Paph. bellatulum. But Paph. Matrix (Paph. S. Gratrix x Paph Conco-bellatulum), introduced by Nick Tannaci in 2001, is a complex hybrid. The breeding options expand with every generation of new hybrid. There are hundreds of Brachy complex hybrids, and many have neat-sounding names that could substitute for race horses. I’ve created a handy chart so you can get a sense of the relational naming strategy and how these plants fit together as a group. To keep it very simple, let’s focus on ten that are either in the Cats and Catts collection or on Lan Lan’s Paphiopedilum wish list.
Complex Hybrid | Plant Parents |
Virgo | Paph. godefroyae and Paph. Psyche |
Bella Lucia | Paph. bellatulum and Paph. Wellesleyanum |
Double Shot | Paph. Virgo and Paph. Psyche |
Double Trix | Paph. S. Gratrix and Paph. Double Shot |
Double Grey | Paph. Double Shot and Paph. Greyi |
Lucky Bells | Paph. Bella Lucia and Paph. bellatulum |
Hiro Luna | Paph. Bella Lucia and Paph. S. Gratrix |
Triple Trix | Paph. Double Trix and Paph. Psyche |
Triple Bella | Paph. Bella Lucia and Paph. Triple Trix |
Muriel Constance | Paph. Greyi and Paph. bellatulum |
Sierra Lace | Paph. Virgo and Paph. Psyche |
I’m going to beg for vanilla-flavored treats in just a moment, but I want to tell you where you can buy these things before I close up my report. Looking at our “Kitties Approved!” list, we can vouch for three vendors for high-quality Brachy species and hybrids: The Orchid Inn Ltd., Windy Hill Gardens, and enLightened Orchids.
That’s it! Thanks for reading our too-brief tour of the Brachypetalum subgenus. Now, onto those treats….
9 comments:
Bean ~ Very glad to hear you had time to finish your report. It was informative as always. I also love the pic. ~ Stephanie
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