Casa de las Orquideas Online: Index of orchid parents G

Cymbidium parents we use with names from G - L

This page presents a summary of our cymbidium and other outdoor growing breeding plants with names starting from G through L. These are used for breeding and display only and are generally not for sale. Photographs of many of the plants are included with three image sizes, a thumbnail about 80 x 60 pixels in size which is automatically displayed with the plant description (if image display is enabled),and links to a midsized image about 320 x 240 pixels in size and a 640 x 480 full sized image. Click on the thumbnail to see the full sized image or click on the plant name to see the midsized image, if a midsized image is linked. All images are jpeg compressed and the image size in kbytes is included for each image so you can estimate the time required to download an image.

We try to include the important characteristics of each plant and what we expect it to produce as a parent. Plant size is indicated by Lar, Med, or Sm for large, medium or small, type of plant is indicated by Std, Nov or Min for standard, novelty or miniature cymbidium, bloom season is the primary month of bloom in coastal southern California and ploidy is shown as 2N, 3N, 4N or 6N, or with ? if uncertain. Novelty plants have a miniature parent in the background, and the miniature parent and generation is indicated by P, E, D, C, S, M, O for pumilum (floribundum), ensifolium, devonianum, canaliculatum, sinense (hoosai), madidum or other. The number after the letter indicates first, second, etc. generation for the miniature species in the background.

Cym. Gilded Angel 'Buttercup' is a soft dark butter yellow relatively open formed 4.5 inch flower whose color intensifies with age, even in bright light. We are using this cultivar to improve the color and substance for midseason yellow hybrids. Std, Med, Mar, 4N

Cym. Gilgamesh 'Powder Puff' HCC/AOS is a nice clear pink 4 inch flower on a long stem. Awarded as a first bloom seedlings with two spikes and 25 flowers in a 6 inch pot. We have used this for a number of nice pink crosses. Std, Med, Feb, 4N 19k, 60k

Cym. Girl Crazy 'Rosie' is the darkest pink we have seen in the cross. It is very free blooming with several spikes of 4 inch round flowers in a 6 inch pot. The spike is a little short, so we use it only in combination with long spiked parents to increase the spike length. Std. Med, Mar, 4N 19k, 61k

Cym. Golden Elf 'Sundust 4N' is a bright clear yellow ensifolium hybrid that usually blooms in August. It is one of the few plants that are used for early (September - October) blooming hybrids. Nov. Med, Aug, 4N 38k

Cym. Greenezelle 'Green Gold' is one of the two best of the cross. The flowers are full formed 5 inch bronze green with up to 12 on the spike. The color isn't as clean as I would like so we haven't used this much yet, but in combination with good greens, this could be a useful parent. Std, Med, Mar, 4N

Cym. Greenezelle 'Hot Shot' AM/AOS B/CSA is the best of the cross. This flower opens very flat for a cymbidium with very good form. The flower is 5 inches in span, bright green with a dark red banded lip and no sunstaining under my 55% shade cloth outdoor area. We haven't seen any of the offspring yet, but they should be good greens. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 19k, 61k

Cym. Hallmark is a very round bright yellow 4 inch flower with a good spike. We are using this with several other nice yellows for bright yellow offspring. Std, Med, Mar, 4N

Cym. Hamsey 'The Globe' is a 3.5 inch round light rusty red flower with some faint feathering on the petals which has been used for some red and pink breeding. Most of the offspring have been nice pinks, many with very bright, clear color. The plant growth is compact which may be desirable for breeding more compact plants. Std, Sm, Mar, 4N 65k

Cym. Happy Hooker 'Ruby' AD/CSA is one of the darkest burgundy red cymbidiums I have seen. The surface of all segments has a velvet texture which gives a wonderful play of color in sunlight. The flower is about 4 inches across, and is not as full as some, but we are using it just for the color we think it may give in its progeny. Std, Med, Mar, 2N 21k, 52k

Cym. Hot Line 'Royalty' HCC/AOS B/CSA is a nice dark burgundy red 4 inch flower on a small plant. We haven't seen anything bloom from this yet, but we hope for nice compact reds. Std, Sm, Mar, 2N 22k, 67k

Cym. Hot Line 'Solana Beach' is a nice 4 inch brownish red flower which we have used quite a bit. It gives very nice dark red flowers on medium sized plants, and has a number of awarded offspring, including Happy Hooker, Fire Storm and the Ruby Girls. Std, Sm, Mar, 2N 22k, 71k

Cym. Hot Pink 'Passion' is a very bright pink, free-blooming 4 inch flower with good substance. It is a triploid by breeding, but produces large amounts of viable seed. We haven't seen anything flower yet, but we hope for bright pink offspring. Std, Med, Feb, 3N? 55k

Cym. Hunter's Point 'Sunset' 6N is an apparent mutation of the triploid version. It produces good quantities of seed as either pod or pollen parent, and is dominant for producing orange to yellow flowers with darker orange stripes. Std, Sm, Mar, 6N 20k, 63k

Cym. Ivan Yelavich 'Red Terror' is a round 4 inch bright red flower. We have used this recently with several other fine reds to improve form and color. Std, Med, Mar, 4N

Cym. James Toya 'Geyserland' HCC/AOS B/CSA is a very free flowering 4 inch lavender red with more than 20 flowers on a long arching spike. We are using this with other reds to improve color and flower count. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 22k, 66k

Cym. Jolity 'Golden Heritage' 4N is a 4 inch light yellow open formed flower with a very nice dark lip which usually comes through in its progeny. It has a medium upright spike which also usually comes through. We use this for yellow pot plant breeding. Std, Med, Jan, 4N 20k, 61k

Cym. Karen 'Mokoia Sunset' is the largest, best formed yellow orange 5 inch cymbidium flower I have seen. The only disadvantage is it will have only 10 flowers on the spike as I grow them outdoors. We are using it with other high flower count parents to get better yellow and orange flowers. Std, Med, Feb, 4N 22k

Cym. Karen Pepper 'Cafe au Lait' HCC/AOS is a very full, round 3 inch polychrome flower with up to 15 flowers on a medium spike. The flower is light greenish white overlaid with red giving a very interesting multicolored effect. We are using this for odd colored novelty breeding. Nov, Sm, Feb, 4N, P3 22k, 62k

Cym. Karen Pepper 'Embers' B/CSA is a round 3 inch dark red flower with up to 15 on a medium arching stem. We are using this to improve form and color in novelty cymbidium breeding. Nov, Sm, Mar, 4N, P3

Cym. Karen Pepper 'Red Rage' HCC/AOS B/CSA is the largest and darkest flower of all the Karen Peppers. The flowers are nearly 4 inches across and open very flat. We are using this to improve form and color in novelty cymbidium breeding. Nov, Med, Mar, 4N, P3 24k, 70k

Cym. Khyber Pass 'Rotunda Red' HCC/AOS is a medium red round 4 inch flower with up to 15 on a medium spike. It has been used for red breeding for many years, and is in the background of many of the modern reds. Std, Med, Mar, 4N

Cym. Khyber Pass 'Rowe's Red' HCC/AOS is a larger flower, but a little more open formed and more of a brownish red than 'Rotunda Red'. It has been used for red breeding for years. Std, Med, Mar, 4N

Cym. Khyber Pass 'Strawberry Pink' is a 3.5 inch bright pink flower with dark pink veins. It has been used for some dark pink breeding. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 22k, 65k

Cym. Kirby Lesh 'Sweet Spring' is a 4.5 inch light pink flower with a good number of darker spots sprinkled over the flower. We are using it in our spotted breeding program. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 63k

Cym. Knockout 'Stoplight' HCC/AOS is a light red full round 4 inch flower. We are using this to get better form into the reds. Std, Med, Feb, 4N 25k, 82k

Cym. Lady Claret 'Solana Rose' is a large clear pink flower with 12 well formed flowers on a 4 foot long spike. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 21k, 62k

Cym. Lady Spring '#3' is a 4 inch red flower with up to 18 flowers on a 4 foot spike, and is very free flowering. We have had as many as 10 spikes in an 8 inch pot blooming from late January to the end of May. The flower form of this clone is not as good as the other three, but we are using this to produce free blooming red cymbidium hybrids for pot plants. Std, Lar, Mar, 4N

Cym. Lady Spring 'Embers' B/CSA is a 4.5 inch round dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 4 foot spike, and was awarded as a first bloom seedling. We are using this to increase the size and improve the form in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 20k, 60k

Cym. Lady Spring 'Geyserland' is a 4 inch round dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 3 foot spike. This has very good form and is of potential award quality. We are using this to increase the size and improve the form in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 57k

Cym. Lady Spring 'Nancy' is a 4 inch round very dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 3 foot spike which we think is of award quality. We are using this to improve the form and color in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 18k, 52k

Cym. Lady Spring 'Red Rage' is another 4 inch round very dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 3 foot spike and is of award quality. We are using this plant also to improve the form and color in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 21k, 61k

Cym. Lambert Day 'Amber' HCC/AOS B/CSA is a delightful dark orange novelty from the cross of (madidum x Hot Line). It was the first of the cross to flower and was awarded as a first bloom seedling. It normally produces 3 to 4 arching spikes with up to 35 two inch flowers each on each mature bulb, and was awarded a CCM/AOS with 16 spikes in an 10 inch pot on the fourth flowering, just 8 years from flask. We hope to see free flowering orange and red novelties with this as a parent. Nov, Lar, Mar, 2N, M1 24k, 66k

Cym. Lambert Day 'Burgundy' is a delightful dark brownish red novelty which starts blooming in January and keeps producing spikes through June. We have had 16 spikes in a season on this plant in a 12 inch pot. It will have up to 30 star shaped 3 inch flowers on an arching spike. We hope to see free flowering dark red novelties with this as a parent. Nov, Lar, Mar, 2N, M1 16k, 92k

Cym. Lemon Butter 'Solana Gold' is a soft medium yellow 5 inch full flower with a red banded lip on medium length upright spikes with 12 to 14 flowers. We expect this plant to produce medium to large sized yellow to green flowers when hybridized with other yellow or green parents. Std, Med, April, 4N54k

Cym. Lemon Butter 'Solana Envy' is a soft medium green 4 inch full flower with a red banded lip on medium length upright spikes with 12 to 14 flowers. We expect this plant to produce medium sized yellow to green flowers when hybridized with other yellow or green parents. Std, Med, April, 4N

Cym. Len Southward 'Tranquility' is a deep green 2.5 inch novelty flower with a yellow lip on a 4 foot pendant spike with up to 30 flowers which last 3 months. Judging from the robust size of the plant and the substance, form, keeping quality of the flower and its willingness to breed and produce large quantities of viable seed, I believe it to be a tetraploid. It is not a pure color since it has a tiny amount of red spotting in the throat. We expect this plant to produce yellow to green novelty flowers when hybridized with other yellow or green parents. Nov, Large, April, 4N? 65k

Cym. Loch Lomond 'Mem. J.B. Russon' 4N is a 4 inch clear green flower with a large bright red banded lip and 12 flowers on a 3.5 foot stem. We are using this with some of out other nonstaining greens to produce clear greens for the pot plant market. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 18k, 54k

Cym. Loren's Treasure 'Solana Beach' is a 5 inch clear white flower with no sunstaining when grown outdoors under 55% shade cloth. This has produced some of the largest and best formed whites I have seen. The spike is a little weak, and could be almost pendant when left to itself, but when used with another parent with a good spike, the offspring have good spikes. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 17k, 56k

Cym. Lucy Ana 'Cabernet' is a free blooming plant with up to 14 dark pink flowers 4 inches across on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N

Cym. Lucy Ana 'Celebration' is a free blooming plant with up to 12 round light pink 4 inch flowers on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N 22k, 65k

Cym. Lucy Ana 'Powder Puff' is a free blooming plant with up to 12 round light pink 4 inch flowers on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N 15k, 38k

Cym. Lucy Ana 'Streaker' is a free blooming plant with up to 14 medium pink 4 inch flowers with darker stripes on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N

Cym. Gilded Angel 'Buttercup' is a soft dark butter yellow relatively open formed 4.5 inch flower whose color intensifies with age, even in bright light. We are using this cultivar to improve the color and substance for midseason yellow hybrids. Std, Med, Mar, 4N
Cym. Gilgamesh 'Powder Puff' HCC/AOS is a nice clear pink 4 inch flower on a long stem. Awarded as a first bloom seedlings with two spikes and 25 flowers in a 6 inch pot. We have used this for a number of nice pink crosses. Std, Med, Feb, 4N 19k, 60k
Cym. Girl Crazy 'Rosie' is the darkest pink we have seen in the cross. It is very free blooming with several spikes of 4 inch round flowers in a 6 inch pot. The spike is a little short, so we use it only in combination with long spiked parents to increase the spike length. Std. Med, Mar, 4N 19k, 61k
Cym. Golden Elf 'Sundust 4N' is a bright clear yellow ensifolium hybrid that usually blooms in August. It is one of the few plants that are used for early (September - October) blooming hybrids. Nov. Med, Aug, 4N 38k
Cym. Greenezelle 'Green Gold' is one of the two best of the cross. The flowers are full formed 5 inch bronze green with up to 12 on the spike. The color isn't as clean as I would like so we haven't used this much yet, but in combination with good greens, this could be a useful parent. Std, Med, Mar, 4N
Cym. Greenezelle 'Hot Shot' AM/AOS B/CSA is the best of the cross. This flower opens very flat for a cymbidium with very good form. The flower is 5 inches in span, bright green with a dark red banded lip and no sunstaining under my 55% shade cloth outdoor area. We haven't seen any of the offspring yet, but they should be good greens. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 19k, 61k
Cym. Hallmark is a very round bright yellow 4 inch flower with a good spike. We are using this with several other nice yellows for bright yellow offspring. Std, Med, Mar, 4N
Cym. Hamsey 'The Globe' is a 3.5 inch round light rusty red flower with some faint feathering on the petals which has been used for some red and pink breeding. Most of the offspring have been nice pinks, many with very bright, clear color. The plant growth is compact which may be desirable for breeding more compact plants. Std, Sm, Mar, 4N 65k
Cym. Happy Hooker 'Ruby' AD/CSA is one of the darkest burgundy red cymbidiums I have seen. The surface of all segments has a velvet texture which gives a wonderful play of color in sunlight. The flower is about 4 inches across, and is not as full as some, but we are using it just for the color we think it may give in its progeny. Std, Med, Mar, 2N 21k, 52k
Cym. Hot Line 'Royalty' HCC/AOS B/CSA is a nice dark burgundy red 4 inch flower on a small plant. We haven't seen anything bloom from this yet, but we hope for nice compact reds. Std, Sm, Mar, 2N 22k, 67k
Cym. Hot Line 'Solana Beach' is a nice 4 inch brownish red flower which we have used quite a bit. It gives very nice dark red flowers on medium sized plants, and has a number of awarded offspring, including Happy Hooker, Fire Storm and the Ruby Girls. Std, Sm, Mar, 2N 22k, 71k
Cym. Hot Pink 'Passion' is a very bright pink, free-blooming 4 inch flower with good substance. It is a triploid by breeding, but produces large amounts of viable seed. We haven't seen anything flower yet, but we hope for bright pink offspring. Std, Med, Feb, 3N? 55k
Cym. Hunter's Point 'Sunset' 6N is an apparent mutation of the triploid version. It produces good quantities of seed as either pod or pollen parent, and is dominant for producing orange to yellow flowers with darker orange stripes. Std, Sm, Mar, 6N 20k, 63k
Cym. Ivan Yelavich 'Red Terror' is a round 4 inch bright red flower. We have used this recently with several other fine reds to improve form and color. Std, Med, Mar, 4N
Cym. James Toya 'Geyserland' HCC/AOS B/CSA is a very free flowering 4 inch lavender red with more than 20 flowers on a long arching spike. We are using this with other reds to improve color and flower count. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 22k, 66k
Cym. Jolity 'Golden Heritage' 4N is a 4 inch light yellow open formed flower with a very nice dark lip which usually comes through in its progeny. It has a medium upright spike which also usually comes through. We use this for yellow pot plant breeding. Std, Med, Jan, 4N 20k, 61k
Cym. Karen 'Mokoia Sunset' is the largest, best formed yellow orange 5 inch cymbidium flower I have seen. The only disadvantage is it will have only 10 flowers on the spike as I grow them outdoors. We are using it with other high flower count parents to get better yellow and orange flowers. Std, Med, Feb, 4N 22k
Cym. Karen Pepper 'Cafe au Lait' HCC/AOS is a very full, round 3 inch polychrome flower with up to 15 flowers on a medium spike. The flower is light greenish white overlaid with red giving a very interesting multicolored effect. We are using this for odd colored novelty breeding. Nov, Sm, Feb, 4N, P3 22k, 62k
Cym. Karen Pepper 'Embers' B/CSA is a round 3 inch dark red flower with up to 15 on a medium arching stem. We are using this to improve form and color in novelty cymbidium breeding. Nov, Sm, Mar, 4N, P3
Cym. Karen Pepper 'Red Rage' HCC/AOS B/CSA is the largest and darkest flower of all the Karen Peppers. The flowers are nearly 4 inches across and open very flat. We are using this to improve form and color in novelty cymbidium breeding. Nov, Med, Mar, 4N, P3 24k, 70k
Cym. Khyber Pass 'Rotunda Red' HCC/AOS is a medium red round 4 inch flower with up to 15 on a medium spike. It has been used for red breeding for many years, and is in the background of many of the modern reds. Std, Med, Mar, 4N
Cym. Khyber Pass 'Rowe's Red' HCC/AOS is a larger flower, but a little more open formed and more of a brownish red than 'Rotunda Red'. It has been used for red breeding for years. Std, Med, Mar, 4N
Cym. Khyber Pass 'Strawberry Pink' is a 3.5 inch bright pink flower with dark pink veins. It has been used for some dark pink breeding. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 22k, 65k
Cym. Kirby Lesh 'Sweet Spring' is a 4.5 inch light pink flower with a good number of darker spots sprinkled over the flower. We are using it in our spotted breeding program. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 63k
Cym. Knockout 'Stoplight' HCC/AOS is a light red full round 4 inch flower. We are using this to get better form into the reds. Std, Med, Feb, 4N 25k, 82k
Cym. Lady Claret 'Solana Rose' is a large clear pink flower with 12 well formed flowers on a 4 foot long spike. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 21k, 62k
Cym. Lady Spring '#3' is a 4 inch red flower with up to 18 flowers on a 4 foot spike, and is very free flowering. We have had as many as 10 spikes in an 8 inch pot blooming from late January to the end of May. The flower form of this clone is not as good as the other three, but we are using this to produce free blooming red cymbidium hybrids for pot plants. Std, Lar, Mar, 4N
Cym. Lady Spring 'Embers' B/CSA is a 4.5 inch round dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 4 foot spike, and was awarded as a first bloom seedling. We are using this to increase the size and improve the form in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 20k, 60k
Cym. Lady Spring 'Geyserland' is a 4 inch round dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 3 foot spike. This has very good form and is of potential award quality. We are using this to increase the size and improve the form in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 57k
Cym. Lady Spring 'Nancy' is a 4 inch round very dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 3 foot spike which we think is of award quality. We are using this to improve the form and color in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 18k, 52k
Cym. Lady Spring 'Red Rage' is another 4 inch round very dark red flower with 12 flowers on a 3 foot spike and is of award quality. We are using this plant also to improve the form and color in the dark red cymbidium hybrids. STD, Med, Mar, 4N 21k, 61k
Cym. Lambert Day 'Amber' HCC/AOS B/CSA is a delightful dark orange novelty from the cross of (madidum x Hot Line). It was the first of the cross to flower and was awarded as a first bloom seedling. It normally produces 3 to 4 arching spikes with up to 35 two inch flowers each on each mature bulb, and was awarded a CCM/AOS with 16 spikes in an 10 inch pot on the fourth flowering, just 8 years from flask. We hope to see free flowering orange and red novelties with this as a parent. Nov, Lar, Mar, 2N, M1 24k, 66k
Cym. Lambert Day 'Burgundy' is a delightful dark brownish red novelty which starts blooming in January and keeps producing spikes through June. We have had 16 spikes in a season on this plant in a 12 inch pot. It will have up to 30 star shaped 3 inch flowers on an arching spike. We hope to see free flowering dark red novelties with this as a parent. Nov, Lar, Mar, 2N, M1 16k, 92k
Cym. Lemon Butter 'Solana Gold' is a soft medium yellow 5 inch full flower with a red banded lip on medium length upright spikes with 12 to 14 flowers. We expect this plant to produce medium to large sized yellow to green flowers when hybridized with other yellow or green parents. Std, Med, April, 4N54k
Cym. Lemon Butter 'Solana Envy' is a soft medium green 4 inch full flower with a red banded lip on medium length upright spikes with 12 to 14 flowers. We expect this plant to produce medium sized yellow to green flowers when hybridized with other yellow or green parents. Std, Med, April, 4N
Cym. Len Southward 'Tranquility' is a deep green 2.5 inch novelty flower with a yellow lip on a 4 foot pendant spike with up to 30 flowers which last 3 months. Judging from the robust size of the plant and the substance, form, keeping quality of the flower and its willingness to breed and produce large quantities of viable seed, I believe it to be a tetraploid. It is not a pure color since it has a tiny amount of red spotting in the throat. We expect this plant to produce yellow to green novelty flowers when hybridized with other yellow or green parents. Nov, Large, April, 4N? 65k
Cym. Loch Lomond 'Mem. J.B. Russon' 4N is a 4 inch clear green flower with a large bright red banded lip and 12 flowers on a 3.5 foot stem. We are using this with some of out other nonstaining greens to produce clear greens for the pot plant market. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 18k, 54k
Cym. Loren's Treasure 'Solana Beach' is a 5 inch clear white flower with no sunstaining when grown outdoors under 55% shade cloth. This has produced some of the largest and best formed whites I have seen. The spike is a little weak, and could be almost pendant when left to itself, but when used with another parent with a good spike, the offspring have good spikes. Std, Med, Mar, 4N 17k, 56k
Cym. Lucy Ana 'Cabernet' is a free blooming plant with up to 14 dark pink flowers 4 inches across on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N
Cym. Lucy Ana 'Celebration' is a free blooming plant with up to 12 round light pink 4 inch flowers on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N 22k, 65k
Cym. Lucy Ana 'Powder Puff' is a free blooming plant with up to 12 round light pink 4 inch flowers on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N 15k, 38k
Cym. Lucy Ana 'Streaker' is a free blooming plant with up to 14 medium pink 4 inch flowers with darker stripes on a 3 foot spike. We are using this for breeding pinks. Std, Med, Jan, 4N