Yungho Princess Gelb x Dragon Tree Eagle (red)

[Ben Belton]

Imported and purchased from Big Leaf Orchids in 2007. No Fragrance. Grows like molasses in winter.

[WhiteRabbit]

Wow! Great color!

[Paul Mc]

Now that is a true beauty!!!

[tucker85]

Beautiful! Great color and flower shape.

[Oscarman]

Pretty neat, good color and looks really flat. First bloom?

[james mickelso]

Thanks!! Mine might be the same. Noid is all I know it by.

[quiltergal]

James yours looks like it may have some gigantea in it based on the size of the flowers and the spotting.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

James yours looks like it may have some gigantea in it based on the size of the flowers and the spotting.

Agreed. Seeing that yours is a NoID, its most definitely a complex hybrid. Ben's is a select novelty hybrid coming from some excellent breeding lines.

[NatalieS]

Originally Posted by TheBlazingAugust

Agreed. Seeing that yours is a NoID, its most definitely a complex hybrid. Ben's is a select novelty hybrid coming from some excellent breeding lines.

Cody, Ben's post says he purchased his cross in 2007. Since that cross has likely been around for at least 5 years it's not impossible that it could have been traded on or sold on by someone who originally purchased it from Big Leaf. It's also not impossible that it could have lost its tag either. If you don't know where the plant came from originally, you could have something just as special without realising it.

Just something to consider.

Perhaps you can explain what the differences are between plants of novelty origin and plants of complex standard origins? I would be interested to know since I was under the assumption that any plant that had a number of hybrid crosses in its background was a complex hybrid.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by NatalieS

Cody, Ben's post says he purchased his cross in 2007. Since that cross has likely been around for at least 5 years it's not impossible that it could have been traded on or sold on by someone who originally purchased it from Big Leaf. It's also not impossible that it could have lost its tag either. If you don't know where the plant came from originally, you could have something just as special without realising it.

Just something to consider.

Perhaps you can explain what the differences are between plants of novelty origin and plants of complex standard origins? I would be interested to know since I was under the assumption that any plant that had a number of hybrid crosses in its background was a complex hybrid.

There is a large difference between novelty and complex crosses when you consider the Phalaenopsis world. Novelty hybrids are those that are composed mostly of species within the subgenus Polychilos. These plants usually have smaller, thicker flowers in smaller amounts, plants that you wouldn't find mass produced and in home-improvement stores like James's plant probably came from. Standards are the large, dinner plate hybrids which are composed mainly of species from the subgenus Phalaenopsis. Nowadays, you have the complex-standards, which have some novelty hybrids far in their background, which has enabled the introduction of some interesting colours similar to novelties. Also, the complex-standard hybrids are usually about 15 or more generations away from their species parents, while novelties are usually about 5-7 generations away, and have a lot more species in their immediate background.