Phalaenopsis Harriettiae

Phalaenopsis Harriettiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. Harriettiae
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis Harriettiae Veitch 1887

Phalaenopsis Harriettiae was the first man-made Phalaenopsis hybrid.^[1] It was registered in 1887 by John Veitch, who created it at the Veitch Nurseries.^[2] P. Harriettiae is a hybrid of the naturally occurring Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis violacea.^[3]

References

↑ Sarah Forsyth (2011). "Top of the pots". The Garden (RHS Media) 136 (12): 33.
↑ "Phalaenopsis Hybridizing". Retrieved 17 December 2011.
↑ "Phalaenopsis Harriettiae". Retrieved 17 December 2011.

Phalaenopsis

General information	Genus overview

Species	P. amabilis P. aphrodite P. bastianii P. bellina P. braceana P. cornu-cervi P. deliciosa P. equestris P. fasciata P. fuscata P. gigantea P. hainanensis P. hieroglyphica P. kunstleri P. lindenii P. lobbii P. lowii P. lueddemanniana P. mannii P. mariae P. micholitzii P. pallens P. parishii P. philippinensis P. pulcherrima P. pulchra P. reichenbachiana P. sanderiana P. schilleriana P. speciosa P. stuartiana P. sumatrana P. tetraspis P. violacea

Natural hybrids	P. × amphitrite P. × gersenii P. × intermedia P. × leucorrhoda P. × rolfeana P. × singuliflora P. × valentinii P. × veitchiana

Hybrids and Cultivars	P. Harriettiae P. 'Kaleidoscope'

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