Thursday, February 22, 2007

checked out the parentage of my plant... this is her family tree:

Bold names are species. Unbold names are hybrids. Amazing... many hybrids and species are involved in the creation of a single plant.

Name of the plant: Brassolaeliocattleya Yen Corona

Parents:

1) Laeliocattleya Brazilian Treasure X Brassolaeliocattleya Memoria Helen Brown


Grandparents:

1) Laeliocattleya Brazilian Treasure's parents:

Cattleya Batalinii X Laeliocattleya Edgard Van Belle

2) Brassolaeliocattleya Memoria Helen Brown’s parents:

Brassolaeliocattleya Xanthette X Laeliocattleya Ann Follis


Great-grandparents:

1) Cattleya Batalinii's parents:

Cattleya bicolor X Cattleya intermedia

2) Laeliocattleya Edgard Van Belle's parents:

Laeliocattleya Cloth of Gold X Laeliocattleya Gallipoli

3) Brassolaeliocattleya Xanthette’s parents:

Brassolaeliocattleya Midenette X Brassolaeliocattleya Xanthedo

4) Laeliocattleya Ann Follis

Cattleya granulosa X Laeliocattleya Ethel Merman


Great-great grandparents:

1) Laeliocattleya Cloth of Gold's parents:

Laeliocattleya Firminii X Laeliocattleya Verviers

2) Laeliocattleya Gallipoli’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Carmencita X Laeliocattleya Suvla

3) Brassolaeliocattleya Midenette’s parents:

Brassolaeliocattleya Zante X Laeliocattleya Mrs. Medo

4) Brassolaeliocattleya Xanthedo’s parents:

Brassolaeliocattleya Xanthea X Mrs. Medo

5) Laeliocattleya Ethel Merman’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Jane Dane X Laeliocattleya Canhamiana


Great-great-great grandparents:

1) Laeliocattleya Firminii’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Ceres X Cattleya dowiana

2) Laeliocattleya Verviers’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Purple Emperor X Cattleya Octave Doin

3) Laeliocattleya Carmencita’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Luminosa X Cattleya dowiana

4) Laeliocattleya Suvla’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Endymion X Cattleya dowiana

5) Brassolaeliocattleya Zante’s parents:

Brassocattleya Sofrano X Laeliocattleya Luminosa

6) Laeliocattleya Mrs. Medo’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Luminosa X Cattleya Venus

7) Brassolaeliocattleya Xanthea’s parents:

Brassolaeliocattleya The Baroness X Brassocattleya Sofrano

8) Laeliocattleya Jane Dane’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Britannia X Laeliocattleya President Wilson

9) Laeliocattleya Canhamiana’s parents:

Cattleya mossiae X Laelia purpurata


Great-great-great-great grandparents:

1) Laeliocattleya Ceres’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Hippolyta X Cattleya mossiae

2) Laeliocattleya Purple Emperor’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Callistoglossa X Cattleya warscewiczii

3) Cattleya Octave Doin’s parents:

Cattleya dowiana X Cattleya mendelii

4) Laeliocattleya Luminosa’s parents:

Cattleya dowiana X Laelia tenebrosa

5) Laeliocattleya Endymion’s parents:

Cattleya gaskelliana X Laelia tenebrosa

6) Brassocattleya Sofrano’s parents:

Brassocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann X Cattleya Iridescens

7) Cattleya Venus’s parents:

Cattleya dowiana X Cattleya Iris

8) Brassolaeliocattleya The Baroness’s parents:

Brassocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann X Laeliocattleya Ophir

9) Laeliocattleya Britannia’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Canhamiana X Cattleya warscewiczii

10) Laeliocattleya President Wilson’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Thyone X Cattleya dowiana


Great-great-great-great-great grandparents:

1) Laeliocattleya Hippolyta’s parents:

Cattleya mossiae X Laelia cinnabarina

2) Laeliocattleya Callistoglossa’s parents:

Cattleya warscewiczii X Laelia purpurata

3) Brassocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann’s parents:

Brassavola digbyana X Cattleya dowiana

4) Cattleya Iridescens’s parents:

Cattleya bicolor X Cattleya eldorado

5) Cattleya Iris’s parents:

Cattleya bicolor X Cattleya dowiana

6) Laeliocattleya Ophir’s parents:

Cattleya dowiana X Laelia xanthina

7) Laeliocattleya Thyone’s parents:

Laeliocattleya Ophir X Cattleya dowiana

3 comments:

Mike Overall said...

Hey Benson!

MAN is that a detailed history of your flowers! Haven't seen anything like that since my grandfather outlined our family tree when he found out Zachary was carrying on our family name. Turns out we came over on the same boat John Wycliffe did when he brought Methodism over to the New Country at the beginning of the 17th century. How's that for knowing someone when I get to heaven lol

You ever feel like...you can do anything...absolutely anything you set your mind to...only to give up because it just didn't hold your interest? Weird feeling sometimes.

Chimp oFF the bloCK said...

Hey Mike!

Oh yea..i believe that we can do anything as long as we set our mind on it. However, you are not alone,i do give up on my aspirations sometimes when my interest died off. I am more cautious of taking up responsibilities nowadays. Dun want to leave the things i am doing halfway.

Chimp oFF the bloCK said...

Your family tree sounds cool. Wonder who my ancestors are. Haha.