Thursday, June 3, 2010

A Better Identification: Sc. Purpurato-Rex 'Cahiz-Yrygoyen'














This orchid was previously identified on this blog as Blc Tribute X Blc Mem Crispin Rosales.  It was the name that appeared on the tag from the vendor.  While I could not find this cross on OrchidWiz, based upon viewing pictures of the two stated parents, neither of the parents looked anything like this bloom.  It made me suspicious.  Another viewer on the web also felt that this bloom could NOT be Blc Tribute X Blc Mem Crispin Rosales.

So I sent a picture to the vendor.  He also believed that the plant was mislabeled and that the name of the cross is Sc Purpurato-Rex 'Cahiz-Yrygoyen'.  This cross does appear on OrchidWiz but without a picture.  Although, as of the lastest version of OrchidWiz, it does not show this particular cultivar.  When you look up the parents of this newly identified cross, they both have similarities to this bloom.  This identification is much more likely to be correct.

Have you had similar issues with plants that were mislabled from the vendor?

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