Kevin
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So, this is more for orchids in general, rather than just slippers, but it applies also. There are a few things I think I know about the orchid world, but sometimes I hear something that makes me question whether I'm on track or not. I'm having a discussion with a guy on another forum who is trying to tell me that the word 'clone' only applies to a mericlone and not to any individual plant. I always thought that any individual orchid plant could be given a name in quotes that is called a 'clonal name'. He is calling that a varietal name. Is there a rule about what the word in quotes after a plant name is called? Are there any sites that can back that up? If so, do you have the links?
The plant in question is Den. Anucha Flare, and some of the plants are splash petalled, and some have come out peloric. I have since found out that there was only one single plant of this cross left after the cross was registered, so all remaining plants are mericlones of that original (it apparently had been mericloned). If this is so, shouldn't all these plants have a clonal name? And, a question about peloric: does this arise from 'messing up the genes' though excessive mericloning, or does it just happen randomly through breeding?
Thanks a bunch for your input.
The plant in question is Den. Anucha Flare, and some of the plants are splash petalled, and some have come out peloric. I have since found out that there was only one single plant of this cross left after the cross was registered, so all remaining plants are mericlones of that original (it apparently had been mericloned). If this is so, shouldn't all these plants have a clonal name? And, a question about peloric: does this arise from 'messing up the genes' though excessive mericloning, or does it just happen randomly through breeding?
Thanks a bunch for your input.