Just for my own information, where's the nearest judging center to you?
Miami?

K Barrett

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Very cool information. I'm saving it, and I may very well act on it. This
flower blows me away, and each time it blooms it gets bigger and flatter
and better.

Diana

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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OK you get a provisional award on this plant. You have to make a
somewhat decent attempt to find out who made the cross in the first
place. Since the person who sold you the plant is now out of business
(let's say - for this hypothetical) you have no way of knowing who did
either the L. purpurata x Lc. Egerland or the subsequent cross of that
hybrid onto C. gaskelliana.

Now you are in the position of registering 2 crosses:
1) L. purpurata x Lc. Egerland
2) that one crossed to gaskelliana.

The form to register a hybrid has a slot for 'Originator Unknown' so
you'd check that box for both crosses.

You could name the first Lc. Frank and the second Lc. Diana. It'd cost
you $25. ($12.5 per) Actually, you don't have to wait for the award.
You can just do it. AFAI can tell there's no clonal name associated with
your plant, I don't *think* its a meristem, so you can give it a neat-o
name like 'rgo's k' once its awarded.

Sure, the originator can get ticked that you named the plant before s/he
did, but they could have done that at any point in time, especially as it
had been provisionally awarded 4 years ago. IMHO to make a halfway
decent attempt to locate the originator would be to ask Alan at Gold
Country if he knew. Maybe ask RF. Maybe Art Chadwick. All these folks
are available online and if they didn't know who made an old cross like
this then you've at least tried 3 credible breeders for their opinions.

K

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Right. So, a hypothetical. Suppose I get a provisional award on this
plant. How do I prove that the cross is valid so I can register it? BTW,
Redland Orchids is no more, AFAIK. They went out after the second storm
that same year.

I realize that this is a discussion we've had before. But new wrinkles
pop up all the time.

Diana

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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Then the exhibitor should have gotten it regitsered, but look like they
didn't. The award was given in 2004, so its probably been voided.

K

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Too much to put in the subject line.

C. gaskelliana 'Blue Dragon' x Lc. (L. purpurata x Lc. Egerland).
Interestingly, the purpurata/Egerland cross is not listed in
OrchidWiz, nor can I find it on the RHS site. (I confess that I don't
have the best luck with RHS, however.) But there are plenty of
references tp it on line, including one from the 2004 AOS awards at
Redland: http://www.aosflcarib.org/redland_in...festival_.html
. Scroll down for it if you have the inclination.

Diana