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Originally Posted by Ray
 OK, DC. If you're going to get as serious about orchids as it appears you are, you need to work on your naming accuracy, both spelling and nomenclature.
Brassocattleya Yellow Bird is a cross of the species, Brassavola nodosa, with the pollen of the hybrid Brassocattleya Richard Mueller. Bc. Richard Mueller is a cross of Cattleya (formerly Laelia) milleri on Brassavola nodosa.
There ain't nuthin' named "Nordosa", and "Meuler" is just plain wrong. |
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Originally Posted by Ray
I don’t view that as seeking perfection - that’s impossible! However, as we're discussing a general subject that is SO variable, with parameters that can be SO subjective, it is advantageous to “nail down” whatever we can, as a way of reducing the number of variables.
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As always, late to the party. Well, Bill Nye, no one said you were seeking perfection. I think the phrase was "too much seeking of perfection killing the joy" to paraphrase. More so to me it appears you put your cranky pants on this morning and came across in a snippy manner in your first post. And I've known you long enough to know you are usually a bit more...ummm... discrete with your knowledge. Thus, you get my cranky pants of the moment badge.
Who in the heck knows what DCoconuts does and doesn't know? I'm sure he hasn't been raising orchids nearly as long as some here. (not old enough) I consider myself absolutely no match to the nomenclature some here have for orchids... yourself, Roberta, Kim, Camille, just to name a few. I'm pretty serious about liking to grow nice orchids. The nomenclature (constantly changing) ... not so much. When I lose a tag, I could care less. Not why I got it in the first place. Yes, I care, to a certain extent. The whole naming stuff, for me, is highly overrated unless speaking to a group of like minds.
Okay, rant over. Sorry Ray... you know sometimes you just get me started. Gracias for your expertise, but seriously? Not well worded.
PS Speaking as WaterWitchin, not a moderator.
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