The cross of Dtps. Sun-Chen Beauty (note there are no single quotes, that's
the whole name of the hybrid, and there is no registered plant called
Sun-Chen that could have a clone called 'Beauty') with Phal Carmela's Pixie
is indeed, Dtps. Taisuco Pixie.

It does not matter which way the cross was made, both are Dtps. Taisuco
Pixie, and if the cross is made with any plants of the same hybrids, they
are, as well.

Based upon my version of Wildcatt, only two cultivars have awards: 'Ching
Ruey' with an HCC/AOS in March of 2001 and later an AM/AOS, and 'Crownfox'
with and AM/AOS. Unless your plant has that particular cultivar name on the
label, it is not likely either.

Awards that are given for plant quality, such as those, stay with that plant
forever. If the plant is divided, or in the case of monopodial plants such
as these, if they grow keikis (basal or on an inflorescence), or are cloned,
the offspring carry the award designations as well, as they are genetically
identical to the awarded plant (I shall avoid discussing genetic changes
that can occur in "over-cloning"). If you pollinate a flower of the awarded
plant from that flower or another on the plant - a "selfing" - the
offspring do not carry the award.

As to the numbers on the tag, my guess is as follows:

The May 0303 might be the date of last repotting, or some other significant
date in the handling of the plant.

I'd also guess that "LFO" refers to the source of the plant, L___ F___
Orchids, just as I sometimes use FRO, and the remaining digits are probably
just their ID for that cross.

Maybe May 3 is when the distributor got them from LFO?
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"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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I have seen the cross Dtps Sun-Chen 'Beauty' (yes, I know Tio established
that this is misspelled, but it is misspelled in quite a few places on the
Web) x Phal Carmela's Pixie referred to as Dtps Taisuco's Pixie -- I do
not
know whether this necessarily means that you have a "Dtps Taisuco's Pixie"
though -- Is it possible for two plants to be crossed in different ways,
for
example if the seed parent and pollen parent are reversed, and result in a
different hybrid name?

By the way, several sites referred to this cross as one of the best
multiflorals around -- of course they were trying to sell it, so maybe
they
were not most objective, but you may decide that you prefer to take them
at
their word, since you own it :-) I have seen several sites mention that
Dtps
Taisuco's Pixie has an AM/AOS. My question to the experts out the Does
this mean that every Taisuco's Pixie can claim the award? or only ones
that
are from the same grower as the awarded plant? How does this awarded cross
thing work?


ATTENTION: The stuff below this line may be pure BS, since I am just
guessing.

MAY could be the month when it was last repotted -- the first part of the
number might belong with MAY, meaning that it may have been repotted on
May
03, '03? The reason why I think this is possible is that I have seen many
growers put the last potting date on the tag. Of course the number might
just be a serial number in a catalog, but if it is not, would LFO stand
for
leaf onset or something like that? and B for bloom?

Joanna

wrote in message
...
I bought an orchid today and should be a Phal. but the tag says:

MAY 0303LFO4B0216
Dpts. Sun Chen Beauty x P. Carmela Pixie

Can someone read all they can from this and then post it - trying to
look up a picture of it, at least the cross parents, thanks ......Burr