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Red Globe' was the best shaped of the Rumours cross. A small standard in size but very round and red. 'Two Tone' is a standard of orange/ brown tones, with also reasonably good shape. Expect orange shades and some reds with good round shape and standard in size. September flowering.

323.1

NP

407

M

(CORAKI x JOCKO) 'ORANGE SQUASH'

B,C,D

323.11

Now registered as Coraki Smoke. A large standard in the orange shades from the Jocko influence with a red banded labellum. Mid season flowering.

323.12

NP

518

M

CORAKI BEAUTY 'CONCOLOR' 3N

B,C

323.11

(Coraki x Vanguard). Light lemon / green blooms with a pastel lemon labellum with darker ivory edge. Very pretty and showy. Massive racemes of 14 to 16 blooms. June.

323.12

NP

440

M

CORAKI BEAUTY 'GREEN JADE' 4N

A,B

323.21

(Coraki x Vanguard). Clean pea green with a bold red labellum. Multi-spiking properties. 14 to 16 flowers in June.

323.22

NP

429

M

CORAKI 'KAPITI'

B,C

323.31

An old orchid that has been recloned due to its unusual colouration. The background is yellow with a red line down the centre of the sepals and petals. Labellum is edged with a deep pink with darker spots and bars occurring in the pink edge.

323.32

Ezi

1751

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CORAKI GOLD 'LANDSDALE' x (TAMATEA x CORATEA) 'ALEX'

B,C,D

324

Alex' is an eye catching orchid that is a chocolate brown colour with a solid red, barred labellum. Small standard in size. 'Landsdale' is a yellow standard with good production. Expect a range of colours including yellow, orange, brown and combinations of these with a red barred labellum. August.

324.1

AB

22071

H

(CORAKI x LUNAKIRA) 'ELAN' x GLOWING SANDS 'DELIGHT'

A,B

325

Delight' is a September flowering, non staining yellow/green, with up to 20 blooms per raceme. Good shape with a concolour labellum and a pretty, soft blush pink edge. 'Elan' has lots of Coraki genes and will add more yellow colour to the progeny. Standards for September.

325.1

Ezi

2186

H

CORAL 'INSPIRATION' x SATSUMA 'GRUESOME'

B,C,D

326

A novelty type hybrid to produce some unusual colours. Coral has a yellow background and is striped with red with a dark red, barred labellum. It has Robin 'Little John' in the background. I have seen progeny from 'Gruesome' which is a purplish colour which can be broken into spots with the correct parent. This cross has the potential to produce spotted and striped flowers in various shades of colours. A triploid cross to produce standards with a flowering time of September.

326.1

Ezi

2247

H

CORAL 'TANGO' x CORA PADDISON 'TWO TONE'

B,C,D

327

A cross for orange, yellow and brown shades, with a large, dark red barred labellum due to Robin influence in the background. 'Two Tone' should give shape and substance.A triploid, standard cross. Flowering in September.

327.1

Ezi

2895

H

Coral 'Twist N Turn' x Logfire 'Peach Glow'

A,B

328

Both parents are in the orange shades and on the small standard approaching standard size.This type of hybridising is getting away from the Mighty Mouse 'Minnie' produced oranges. Labellums should be banded with dark red. August / September flowering.

328.1

NP

339

M

CORATEA 'REWA'

C,D

328.21

One of the best orange standards available with very full shape and a red barred labellum. Flower count is low. August flowering.

328.22

Gey

2034

H

CORATEA 'REWA' 4N x {(PURE BISQUE x CLAUDE PEPPER) x SLEEPING DAWN} '#1'

C,D

329

A pure colour has been combined to the bright orange, full shaped 'Rewa' to produce some more orange shades with full shape. The red barred, labellum should dominate. August standards.

329.1

Gey

2132

H

CORATEA 'REWA' 4N x GOLDEN CASCADE 'GEYSERLAND'

B,C,D

330

Coratea 'Rewa' is a cross of Coraki and Tamatea. It carries a pure colour gene. Crossed with Golden Cascade (lowianum x Sleeping Beauty) a yellow pure colour, one would expect a reasonable percentage of pure colours to occur. 'Rewa' should add shape for it is a very round, filled in flower. Some of the progeny will have the red barred labellum that 'Rewa' will pass on. August flowering standards. 

330.1

NP

400

M

(CORATEA X HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN) 'WAIKANAE SUNSET' 4N

C,D

330.11

Registered as Coratea Mountain. Photo is under the registered name. A standard flower with a yellow background, overlaid with bronze. Heavy, red barred labellum. Flowering time of July.

330.12

NP

531

M

CORATEA MOUNTAIN 'WAIKANAE SUNSET'

A,B

328.11

(Coratea x Huckleberry Mountain). Massive, rich, glowing, copper gold with a bold and bright red labellum. Superb contrast. 14 to 16 large blooms on a huge raceme. August.

328.12

Ezi

2877

H

Crater 'Molten Lava' x Robin 'Little John'

A,B,C

331

A novetly cross made for colour. 'Molten Lava' is a combination of orange and red. Robin 'Little John' tends to take on the colour of the other parent. It is dominate in passing on its very dark red, barred labellum. Hoping for orange, small standards with nearly black, barred labellums. August / September flowering.

331.1

Ezi

3031

H

Cronulla 'The Khan' x Hazel Fay 'Orange Glow'

A,B,C

332

Some wonderful progeny was produced when a red was combined with Cronulla 'The Khan'. This time we have combined and orange standard with it. Will the orange parent dominate or will we get a combination of colours. Progeny will have good shape with some having a red barred labellum. August flowering.

332.1

Ezi

2994

H

Cronulla 'The Khan' x Red Beauty 'Netty' 4N

A,B

333

These have to be very large flowers. Hoping the colour of 'Netty' will dominate so we receive pink standards. Good chance of many being polychromes. Form will be good. July flowering.

333.1

RO

R270/

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Cymbiflor ‘Royale Montage’ x Janet Lees ‘Halo Moon’

A

334

Cymbiflor is High Sierra and Miretta. Janet Lees is Red Beauty x Valley Zenith. Expect good shaped, standard greens with a red barred labellum. August flowering.

334.1

NP

498

M

CYNTHIA SINCLAIR 'RASPBERRY DELIGHT' 4N

A,B

334.11

(Red Beauty x Musita). Round and shapely, rose / raspberry shades with a broad and wide, well marked labellum.. July flowering.

334.12

Ezi

2841

H

Darch Annabella 'Green Meadows' x Cleo's Melody 'Freakout'

A

398.11

We are hoping for a similar outcome to that obtained when the cymbidium called Magic Times was produced. The progeny where green standards with the keepers being the sepal perlorics, being green standards with red labellum markings on the sepals. Red barred labellum. August flowering.

398.12

Ezi

2887

H

Darch Annabella 'Mars' x Trinity Hall 'All Smiles'

A,B

398.1

Darch Annabella has parents of John Jansma and Golden Anniversary. The best of the Darch Annabella cross have been the green standards although the parents are brown and yellow in colour. Golden Anniversary has Lunara and Tongariro parentage. Both sides have a background of at least one green grand parent. Crossed with a yellow standard one would expect yellow and green standards with a red barred labellum. August / September flowering.

398.2

Ezi

2960

H

Darch Gillian 'Saturday Best' x Iceburg 'Egg White'

A

402.11

Darch Gillian comes from Katie's Dream and Wondrous. 'Saturday Best' is an intermediate with very round and full shape, being white with a pink overlay. Magic Elf and Lone Star are the parents of Iceburg. A white intermediate with also very full and round shape. Expect whites and whites with a pink blush, intermediate in size. July / August flowering.

402.12

Ezi

3235

H

Darch Glory 'Dark Lip' x Mem Joan Bryant 'Ray's'

A

399.11

Khan Flame and Sylvan Star make Mem Joan Bryant. Uncle Dickie and Pink Globe are the parents of Darch Glory. 'Dark Lip' has good shape and has broad segments. Colour is a mid pink with a red spotted labellum. The Mem Joan Bryant is a softer pink with a red edged labellum which is a little small in comparison to the size of the flower. Hoping 'Dark Lip' will overcome this problem. Expecting some good pink standards to come from this cross. August flowering. 

399.12

Ezi

79

M

Darch Goshawk 'Green Grub'

A,B

399.21

Darch Goshawk is John Jansma and Chocolada. A green standard was produced for there are green genes in the ancestry. 'Green Grub' looks a little like Jubilation 'Geronimo' but is more green. Standard in size with a labellum which has a pink edge then a red band. White in the centre of the labellum with a red column and a white pollen cap. August flowering.

399.22

Ezi

2890

H

Darch Goshawk 'Green Grub' x Beau Guest 'Daffodil'

A,B,C

399.31

Green Grub' is a green standard with reasonable, full form and an attractive labellum. 'Daffodil' will add some yellow to the other coloured genes, for it is a yellow pure colour. Expect green and yellow standards with a red banded labellum. August / September flowering.  

399.32

Ezi

2891

H

DARCH GOSHAWK 'GREEN GRUB' x VALLEY ZENITH 'GLEN AVON'

A,B,C

400

Darch Goshawk is a cross of John Jansma and Chocolada. Both their parents are brown but 'Green Grub' turned out to be green due to there being a green grandparent on both sides of the cross. The background green genes come from Zumma Boyd. Valley Zenith is from Miretta and Zumma Boyd. Good, standard greens expected with a red barred labellum. August / September flowering.

400.1

Ezi

50

M

DARCH JOY 'LITTLE TOY'

A,B

399.41

One of my favourites. Tall spiking, upright, intermediate. Showbench shape and a chance of being awarded when flowered well. Deep pink in colour with a strong, heavily barred, red labellum, that is broad and well displayed. July flowering.

399.42

Ezi

78

Darch Melody 'Margaret'

A,B

401.1

(Dragon Fire x Radiant Pearl). Registered as Darch Melody. Photo is under the registered name. A pink intermediate with a red barred labellum. Column is red with white pollen caps. Early flowering time of June.                

401.2

Ezi

82

M

Darch Rio 'Merry'

A,B

402

(Luana x Golden Celebration). Early flowering, small standard. June. Pink that fades to white in the centre of the flower segments. Red spotted and edged labellum. Lots of yellow in the keel.  Shape is only reasonable.

402.1

Ezi

54

M

Darch Spirit 'Tiana'

A,B

403

See description under (Parish Dragon x Khairpour).

403.1

Ezi

58

M

Darch Thrill 'Hot Embers'

A,B

404

Wyalong and Ruby Eyes are the parents of Darch Thrill. A pendulous type. With the yellow / orange influence of Wyalong the flower appears to be more glowing or lively. Red intermediate with a red blotched labellum. August / September flowering.

404.1

Ezi

123

M

Darch Walter 'Apple Green'

A

405

(Fanfare x Valley Delight). A standard, grass green colour without any staining with a red spotted and barred labellum. Shape is reasonable as well. July / August flowering.

405.1

Ezi

67

M

DARCH WONDER 'RUBY CHEEKY'

A,B

405.11

(Winter Wonder x Ruby Eyes). A red intermediate that fades to white at the extremities of the flower segments. Can be flowered as a pendulous type. Attractive white labellum that is spotted and barred all over in red. Yellow keels are also spotted with red. Red column with a white pollen cap. July flowering.

405.12

Ezi

2506

H

DEL MAR 'MAY SNOW' x mastersii

A,B,C

406

Del Mar comes from a background of Winter Wonder and Trigo Royale. A small standard white with an early flowering time. Crossed with the species mastersii to produce free flowering (many racemes from the same bulb) white intermediates+D277 that will also flower early May / June.

406.1

NP

428

M

DEL'S DELIGHT 'BUTTERCUP' 4N

B,C,D

406.11

The Del's Delight have been good and are a follow on from Cym One Tree Hill which is one of the parents. A clone from New Zealand. Yellow intermediate flowers with a red barred labellum. Flowering in July.

406.12

NP

501

M

DEL'S DELIGHT 'KAPANUI GOLD'

B,C

406.22

Round and shapely, pastel yellow, pure colour. Labellum is cream with gold markings. 16 to 18 blooms on a raceme, flowering in July.

406.23

NP

507

M

DENISE PORTER 'MULBERRY WINE'

A,B,C

406.31

(Pink Champagne x Yowie Flame). Deep wine / mulberry shade with a large, round and wide, bold showy labellum. 12-14 blooms on a raceme. June to August flowering. Photo of flower looks impressive.

406.32

Ezi

2323

H

DESERT GOLD 'GEYSERLAND' x BOZ 'DARK NIGHT'

B,C,D

408

This cross was made to strengthen the colour of Desert Gold. Expect red and brown intermediates with strong, heavily banded, dark red labellums. Boz is Khairpour with Runaway. June / July flowering time.

408.1

Gey

1774

H

DESERT GOLD 'GEYSERLAND' 4N x PETEETE DOLL 'GEYSERLAND'

C,D

407

Peteete Doll has been responsible for producing some good shaped intermediates. It has Dolly and Tom Thumb as parents. Desert Gold has Tom Thumb and Claudona as parents. The progeny of this cross will be 50% Tom Thumb and will have appealing labellums. Intermediates in the yellow / brown shades. Mid season flowering.  

407.1

Gey

1409

H

(DESIREE A'LOGAN x PINK ICE) '#1' x LADY JANE '2734'

B,C

409

Buxom and Etta Barlow are the back ground to Lady Jane. The cross was made to produce late flowering, pink standards.

409.1

Ezi

1290

H

DIANE FLETCHER 'ARTIST TOUCH' x JIM GRANTHAM 'PLUM'

B,C,D

410

Both parents have produced some good progeny. 'Artist Touch' is a standard pink with a red striped labellum. 'Plum' is a small standard, red. This cross will produce deep pink and red standards with a striped labellum. Flowering time August / September.

410.1

Ezi

1958

H

DIANNE FLETCHER 'SOFT N FLUFFY' x EL CAPITAN 'MEM ROBERT CASSAMAJOR'

B,C,D

411

Pink standards expected with heavily spotted labellums. Diane Fletcher comes from a background of Winter Wonder and Sensation. Some of the progeny may be white standards. Shape should be good. Flowering time of August / September.

411.1

Ezi

MM

M

Dingwall 'Lewes'

C,D

411.11

A very late flowering, white standard with a flowering time of October. Red spotted labellum.

411.12

Ezi

258

H

DINGWALL 'LEWES' X ALEGRIA 'ST LITA'

B,C,D

412

This cross was made to produce late flowering, standard cymbidiums. Dingwall 'Lewes' is one of our last cymbidiums to flower for us. A standard white with reasonable shape. Alegria will often take on the flowering time of the other parent. Expect some pink and white standards flowering late in the season with broad, attractive, spotted labellums.

412.1