First Pollination Experiment & Question

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An example of an outcross is:

Dracula lotax 'Clownface' x Dracula lotax 'Smiley'

Keep in mind Dracula lotax 'Clownface' comes from a different family line than Dracula lotax 'Smiley'.

you will also see:

Dracula lotax x out

if there hasn't been any cultivar names assigned.

This is provided they are not siblings from the same two parents

But...

Sibling crosses are two plants that come from the same two parents

Let's say Disa uniflora 'Pride' x Disa uniflora 'Red Bonnet' produces offspring and the new offspring are called Disa uniflora 'Ember Bonnet'. So...in this context, a sib cross of Disa uniflora 'Ember Bonnet' would be:

Disa uniflora 'Ember Bonnet' #1 x Disa uniflora 'Ember Bonnet' #2

or you will see:

Disa uniflora 'Ember Bonnet' x sib

Selfings are when you take for example Vanda coerulea and you self pollinate. It would be labeled as:

Vanda coerulea x self