Breeding Variegata Oncidiums

by W. W. G. Moir

Very Good trade paperback Solid binding. Bright clean interior pages free of any markings. Slight yellowing to exteriors. Light shelf wear to corners. 122 pages. 9" X 6" At Lipolani, the authors garden and home in Honolulu, more new intergeneric genera in orchids have been created and named than any other spot in the world. When the Moirs first started working with the Variegata Oncidiums, many were drab little plants. After 30 years of work, these orchids have become prized collectors items. While relating their own experiences, the Moirs tell other orchid breeders the steps to insurance success. The dominance and recessiveness of species and how to balance them to bring out the best in the new hybrid is fully explained, including the obstacles and pitfalls and how to avoid them. The Moirs found that what happened with one genus happened with all, so the book is equally useful in researching other orchids.

122 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Leo W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Early days of breeding Tolumnia, last known as equitant oncidiums. Nice treatment of the virtues of various species as foundations for complex hybrids. The sort of knowledge that one gets only from decades of observant breeding.