Re: NE roll call- check/weather/orchid

Grex?  Wow, that's new to me.  So it is a cultivar within a cultivar, so to
speak?
sort of like Lychnis Lumina 'Bronze Leaf Red" is the red entry in the Lumina
series?

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James R. Fisher" <garrideb@well.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] NE roll call- check/weather/orchid


> kmrsy@netzero.com wrote:
> > Cathy, I found this orchid frequently listed as Laeliocattleya Gold
> > Digger 'Fuchs Mandarin'. Is Gold Digger an alias, a common name, a trade
> > name?
> >
> >
> > Kitty
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Not Cathy, but, none of the above. Gold Digger is the grex, or hybrid
> name, while Fuchs' Mandarin is the name applied to one particular and
> unique member of the grex.
> -jrf
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > -- Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
> > We had .5 inches of rain, then a "dusting" of snow. Could have used a
> > lot more moisture! Haven't noticed bulbs up, but buds on the stellar
> > magnolias are swelling. Landscaping for the garden railroad is almost
> > done. Looks wonderful to the eye, and DH told me he would work on a
> > layout this weekend. (promises, promises...) My Laeliocattleya
> > 'Fuch's Mandarin' has just started blooming, with one of its 4 buds
> > opening!!!
>
> -- 
> Jim Fisher
> Vienna, Virginia USA
> 38.9 N 77.2 W
> USDA Zone 7
> Max. 95 F [36 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]
>
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