Phalaenopsis 'Kaleidoscope'
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Phalaenopsis Baldan's Kaleidoscope is an artificial orchid hybrid. One of the seedlings from this grex
was awarded an Award of Merit by the American Orchid Society
(abbreviated AM/AOS) and given the cultivar
name 'Golden Treasure'. The vast majority of Phal. Baldan's Kaleidoscope plants sold today are clone
s of this original plant.
The grex, registered in 1990, was created in South Florida by Barbara Baldan by pollenizing
Phalaenopsis Hausermann's Candy with Phalaenopsis Daryl Lockhart.
Phalaenopsis Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' has been used successfully as the seed parent of a few new hybrids, for example, Phal. Baldan's Geisha = Phal. Baldan's Kaleidoscope × Phal. Golden Buddha.
Grex (horticulture)
The term grex , derived from the Latin noun grex, gregis meaning flock, has been coined to expand botanical nomenclature to describe horticultural hybrids of orchids, based solely on their specified parentage...
was awarded an Award of Merit by the American Orchid Society
American Orchid Society
The American Orchid Society is a horticultural society devoted to the promotion, cultivation, and study of orchids . The organization was founded in 1921 and now has a worldwide membership....
(abbreviated AM/AOS) and given the cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
name 'Golden Treasure'. The vast majority of Phal. Baldan's Kaleidoscope plants sold today are clone
Cloning
Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
s of this original plant.
The grex, registered in 1990, was created in South Florida by Barbara Baldan by pollenizing
Pollenizer
A pollenizer or polleniser, sometimes pollinizer or polliniser is a plant that provides pollen.In American English, the words pollenizer and pollinator are often confused: A pollinator is the biotic agent that moves the pollen, such as bees, moths, bats, and birds...
Phalaenopsis Hausermann's Candy with Phalaenopsis Daryl Lockhart.
Phalaenopsis Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' has been used successfully as the seed parent of a few new hybrids, for example, Phal. Baldan's Geisha = Phal. Baldan's Kaleidoscope × Phal. Golden Buddha.