Phalaenopsis Journal First Quarter Vol. 21(3) 2012 | Page 23

Phal. Princess Kaiulani
Phal. Princess Kaiulani var. indigo
(tetraploid red form)
(P. amboinensis ‘Golden Dragon’ × P. violacea ‘Sapphire’s Navy’) (diploid form)
(P. amboinensis ‘Golden Dragon’ × P. violacea ‘Sapphire’s Navy’)
made with Phal. equestris var. cyanochilus and several other
Phal. tetraspis hybrids including Phal. Jennifer Palermo all
bloomed out magenta. All of the hybrids I had tried to pro-
duce using Phal. equestris var. cyanochilus were also bloom-
ing out either magenta or white. Now five years in and all
I had to show for it were some expensive stud plants, a lot
of magenta flowers and one Phal. equestris sib cross that
had