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

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