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Old 11-10-2008, 04:48 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
K Barrett K Barrett is offline
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Default crosses with B. Jiminy Cricket as parent

I don't think the RHS website gives you this info easily. But that's where
you'd start on line. According to Orchid Wiz Jimminey Cricket has been used
11 times as a parent. Since its lip is already the result of the cross
between nodosa and B digbyana you'd probably have to cross it back onto
digbyana in order to get the fringed lip you are looking for. Or go
completely weird and cross it onto something like Epi ciliata (or ilense!?),
hoping the fringed lip will pass along.

Just my 2 cents. I have no idea if the lip is dominant.

K Barrett
BTW teh other parents a
B glauca
C forbesii
Sl Jinn (which I think is a cucullata cross, IIRC)
Bc Binosa (bicolor x nodosa)
B nodosa
C Tripp Johnston
Blc Hawaiian Storm
L purpurata
Blc Chinese Bronze
Blc Memoria Helen Brown

"janet" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of any crosses that have used Jiminy Cricket as a
parent? It's been blooming very nicely for me for a couple of years,
even though I don't have a greenhouse and just have it under lights--
and outside over the summer. I'd think they might be interesting if
they picked up the fringed lip. I know there have been lots of
crosses made with B nodosa as parent.

Or is there some place I can look it up online?

Thanks,

Janet