Phal. Little Green
manni × thailandica
In 2011, followed with a cross between Phal. wilsonii × venosa,
creating Phal. Martha Criblez. Another new hybrid Phal. Belle
Neuchâteloise is a cross between Phal. schilleriana × modesta.
Also, came the cross between Phal. tetraspis × lindenii, resulting in Phal. Tetralind, this hybrid exhibits the shape of the Phal.
tetraspis and veins of Phal. lindenii.
In 2012, flourished as well with Phal. Stumod, a cross between
Phal. stuartiana × modesta. Then came a cross between Phal.
amabilis × braceana, resulting in Phal. Amabracea that shows
interesting color and is similar to Phal. braceana.
None of the new primary hybrids created by Luc Vincent have
been successfully used for further breeding. It is not known
whether this is due to the hybrids, which do not form a viable seeds/pollen, or the lack of interest by breeders on further
breeding.
In addition to the primary breeding of new varieties and hybrids Luc Vincent has repeated some of the past crosses in his
laboratory. In particular, he used Phal. cornu-cervi × mannii. He
has grown examples of: Phal. Charm (1987), Phal. Corbriata,
Phal. Eiderstedt, Phal. Mancervi and Phal. Manbriata. He is
particularly interested in the breeding of the yellow-green Phal.
mannii f. flava × stuartiana. These hybrids also show yellow
flowers a color favorite of Vincent.
In the coming years, we will certainly find many other primary
hybrids bred by Luc Vincent in the lists of new hybrids. This
amateur hybridizer from Switzerland shows us with his breeding the various possibilities of breeding species of Phalaenopsis.
So we can learn a lot from his breeding work. Many of these
breeds have not been disclosed because of security reasons as
they exhibit some commercial benefit.
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Phal. Corbriata
fimbriata × cornu-cervi
Acknowledgments:
I thank Luc Vincent, who made the images available for this article.
Literature:
Gruss, O. & M. Wolff (1995): Phalaenopsis. Eugen Ulmer GmbH,
Stuttgart
Christenson, E.A. (2001): Phalaenopsis, a Monograph. Timber
Press, Oregon
Olaf Gruss, In der Au 48, D-83224 Grassau
Editor’s Note: Color images for the black & white photos are
found on the Phalaenopsis Journal’s Facebook page.
PHOTOS:
1-12 Inside Back Cover
13-24 Outside Back Cover
1 Phal. Lausanne Jubilé, floresensis × pulcherrima; 2 Phal. Purple Sum, sumatrana × pulcherrima; 3 Phal. Amabracea, amabilis × braceana; 4 Phal. Aurelien,
mannii × maculata; 5 Phal. Belle de Cernier, amabilis × corningiana; 6 Phal.
Cochlemann, cochlearis × mannii; 7 Phal. Corinne Dream, fuscata × javanica; 8 Phal. Fabienne Dream, schilleriana × viridis; 9 Phal. Fribourg, violacea
× inscriptiosinensis; 10 Phal. Isabelle Dream, mannii × wilsonii; 11 Phal. Little
Spot, amabilis × inscriptiosinensis; 12 Phal. Manniphil, mannii × philippinense;
13 Phal. Morges la Coquette, schilleriana × javanica; 14 Phal. Paul Vincent,
mannii × inscriptiosinense; 15 Phal. Petit Coeur, cochlearis × modesta; 16 Phal.
Petite Odette, lobbii × wilsonii; 17 Phal. Corinne Dream, fuscata × javanica;
18 Phal. Fabienne Dream, schilleriana × viridis; 19 Phal. Stuartiano-mannii,
stuartiana × mannii f. flava; 20 Phal. Swiss Chocolate, pulchra × mannii; 21
Phal. Tetralind, tetraspis × lindenii; 22 Phal. Germaine Vincent, speciosa × violacea; 23 Phal. Maria-Theresia Berod, amabilis × wilsonii; and 24 Phal. Viviane
Dream, amabilis × cochlearis.