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This is the hybrid of Orchid (Cattlianthe Tutankamen) and Orchid (Cattleya Okarche).

Not to be confused with the earlier hybrid Lily (Lilium 'Grenadier [Chandler]') (a short red-orange Asiatic).

This is a known 4N (tetraploid).

This is a known diploid (2N) clone used by New Horizon Orchids.

Andy Easton remade the grex and has used the best tetraploid form (the 'New Horizon' clone) in breeding late-season reds.

This clone was originally diploid, but a 4N version was produced during the mericloning process.

Andy Easton made this cross using a 4N lowianum and a 4N Golden Tiger. He remarks that it is like a compact, floriferious lowianum.

This is a known tetraploid (4N). The hybridiser, Andy Easton, reports that it is very compact and highly fertile.

The hybridiser, Andy Easton, comments that this clone probably only exists in Europe, as it never was never distributed in the US.

This is a known tetraploid (4N), made from the crossing of tetraploid parents.

Some plants in this grex are reported to feature spots.

This grex was made using the diploid (2N) Pywacket and tetraploid (4N) Red Beauty. As far as I am aware, all extant plants are triploid (3N).

This is the man-made form of the natural hybrid Orchid (Cattleya x dolosa). Whilst not officially listed in the RHS Orchid Register, the taxon for the natural hybrid should not be used for man-made plants.

This selection of the species is known to regularly produce two spikes per bulb when grown well.

This is a known tetraploid (4N).

This grex has probably been made a few times, but the most recent version in Australia was made by Vitaly and Noela Kluchkovsky. With their permission, I have registered the cross for my grandmother and her uncle (Ken Eagland, who grew Orchids - mainly Paphs - and showed them in Sydney).

The seedlings I have seen suggest that the blooms tend to be white to cream, although the occasional yellow has appeared. The spike habit generally appears to favour Cym. elegans. Unfortunately the blooms seems to be susceptible to botrytis, which easily marks the flowers.

Under my growing conditions in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a seed pod takes 13 months from pollination to dehiscence.

This cross has been made at least twice in Australia by two different individuals prior to its registration, both using Orchid (Cymbidium Foxfire Amber 'Dural').

This is currently not a registered grex and is likely a trade name.

The hybridiser, Andy Easton, noted that this grex does not seem to have a fixed blooming season.

This is not a registered grex, but a commercially-available clone (presumably a trade name).