Frikkie, The first hybrid to flower was Calanthe Dominii (sometimes spelled Dominyi), however, Rolfe says "He (Mr. Dominy) is said to have commenced with the genus Cattleya, but the first hybrid which reached the flowering stage was Calanthe Dominii...". This is the plant, that upon viewing it, Lindley exclaimed "Why, you will drive the botanists mad!" The next hybrid to flower was Cattleya Hybrida flowering in 1859. A much more detailed account can be found in Volume 1 (1893) of the Orchid Review.
icones > Does anyone perhaps know which species were used to make the first orchid > hybrid. According to the Hortus Veitchii Calanthe x Dominii was the first > hybrid orchid to bloom, although not the first seedling to be raised by > hand. Does anybody know the name or parentage of the first hybrid > seedling to be raised? > > Regards > > Frikkie Marais > South Africa > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
