Phal. FANGtastic Doug Brother 'Bravo' (Ming Hsing Moonlight x Friend's Yellow Rose) , MC2648
We named this unique hybrid in honor of my good friend of over 25 years, Doug Brother. Back in the 1980s, Brother Nursery was a pioneer in California. They were first to work with unusual cut flowers when others were working with the high energy and demanding cut roses. He really influenced my orchid growing and taught me to diversify our orchid collection.
Phal. FANGtastic Doug Brother 'Bravo' has a rarely seen exotic, color combination in Phals—a green flower with a red lip! In creating this cross, we used Phal. Ming Hsing Moonlight (Saitama Alliance x Sin-Yuan Golden Beauty) from Star Orchids of Taiwan as the pod parent. It is the best yellow flower with red lip bearing medium sized flowers. Phal. Sin-Yuan Golden reduced the flower size but it greatly influenced the growth habit of the plant making it compact. It has lots of novelty Phal species in its ancestry including gigantea, lueddemanniana, fasciata, amboinensis, hieroglyphica, mannii, mariae, and fuscata. The pollen parent, Phal. Friends Yellow Rose, was created by Friends Farm of Japan. It has nicely shaped yellow flowers with a red lip. We are ecstatic with outcome of this fantastic cross and selected the clone ‘Bravo’ for its shapely 4-inch green flowers with contrasting red lip on compact plants. Cooler daytime temperature enhances the green color. Can be grown on a window sill or under lights. Highly Recommended.
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