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

C ONT E NTS Published by the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, Inc. FIRST QUARTER, Vol. 21(3) 2012 FeatureS The Genus - 10 Phalaenopsis, David Lafarge 13 14 Herbert Hager Award - Wesley Higgins Doritis pulcherrima var. apiculata - Oalf Gruss 18 29 35 A Decade of Chasing - Rob Shepherd Taiwan virus - Anabel Evans Phalaenopsis gigantea - Graham Ramsey DEPARTMENTS Inside the IPA - 5 President Tom Harper Symposium - 6 Regional Reports - 7 Coming in August From USA and Abroad New Officers - 11 Donations - 12 AOS Awards - 16 RHS Hybrid List - 30 Calendar - 34 Photos of award winners COVER Photos: Front Cover: Phal. Summer Rose var. coerulea (Dtps. Kenneth Schubert ‘Fangtastic Violet’ HCC/AOS × Phal. equestris var. cyanochilus ‘Martel’s Blue’) Back Cover: Above: Dtps. Kenneth Schubert (Doritis pulcherrima ‘Little Blue’ X Phal. violacea ‘Sapphire’s Navy’) Below: Dtps. Purple Gem October 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012 Photo: Contents Illustration: Phalaenopsis schilleriana ‘Bertrand Roy’ CCM/AOS (81 points) Photographer: Michael MacConaill (Phal. equestris var. cyanochilus ‘Martel’s Blue’ X Doritis pulcherrima ‘Indigo Dragon’) Grown and Photographed by: Rob Shepherd Phalaenopsis - First Quarter, Vol. 21(3) 2012 3