Unique gift for your loved ones

THE MOST UNIQUE GIFT FOR YOUR LOVED ONES

I have been hybridizing orchids for sometime now and many have asked me to register an orchid as a unique gift maybe to a spouse, a parent, a sibling or a loved one to commemorate a birthday. The birthday celebration / party will be over at the end of the day but this birthday momento of an orchid registered under the name of the birthday person will be preserved forever. I have even been asked to register an orchid as a memorial to a dearly departed friend or person and again, this person's name will be preserved in the name of an orchid in eternity eg. Dendrobium Memoria Princess Diana. The deceased will be gone but his / her registered orchid lives forever and be known worldwide in the orchid circle.

An orchid is registered in the name of a dignitary or head of State visiting Singapore and it is a an honour akin to a knighthood bestored to the visitor. Thus we have Dendrobium Queen Elizebeth .

On my part I have so many named for the reasons stated above.

Phalaenopsis Nanya Chatchom was named as a birthday gift

Dendrobium Helen Lum was named after a friend's wife





Phalaenoposis Eric Simon was named in remembrance of a dearly departed friend

Dendrobium Muhyiddin Yassin was named after the Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia when he officially opened the Hari Peladang in Sungai Siput in 2010

It is a rare honour to have an orchid named after someone you love and nothing can be more unique than this. When I visited The Garden Festival 2006 in Singapore, our Singapore singer, Miss Sun was honoured with a white orchid, Dendrobium Stefanie Sun, a hybrid by the Singapore Botanical Garden. There was a air of importance during the elaborate ceremony during the presentation and it was a proud moment for her as I could see her happily beaming from ear to ear.

In most of my society's activities and shows, I have been the official hybridiser and presenter, naming an orchid after a dignatory. I am very happy and satisfied with this arrangment as I have so many unnamed hybrids of very high show quality and it not only bring honour to the person named but aslo indirectly honour me in the process.

Also one of our society's activity is to teach our members how to select good stud plants for seed propagation and the process of flasking, and growing and eventually naming the orchid after someone. Henceforth, it is what makes orchid growing more passionate and meaningful than just growing it for the sake of growing and collection.

New Blooms from my farm (July)

New Blooms from my hybrids

The last few months have been busy months for me and I just cannot find the time to update my blog. A lot of my hybrids are in bloom and I am not sure what fertilizer I have used to cause it to do so. Maybe its the unusual hot and dry weather that is prevalent at this time of the year or it is the numerous types of fertilizers I have been using that I just cannot pinpoint the exact one.
I have uploaded a few in my blog and if you want to view the rest please go to my facebook .... euchristorkid..... which will also have my code number and hybrid names.



Phal Valentinii 'Alba'







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Phal Jessie Lee




Phal Tosh Chamorro

R239 P cornu cervi f Talibanii x Valentinii

R458 Phal Robert Ang

R238 Phal Nicholas Zhao

R229 Phal Penang Ruby


R237 Phal Jessie Lee

R74 Phal Adeline Ang











R447 Phal Rosmah Mansor (P Taiping Ruby x Tan Lee Moy)

R458 P Robert Ang












P Su-An Cricket

New Hybrids for April

NEW HYBRIDS

I just registered two new hybrids.

First, Phal. Mem. Eric Simon is a cross between my very expensive Phal. Penang Violacea and a green variety of Phal. Billy Wang. I consider it expensive not because I paid a lot for it but contrary, someone offered to buy it for RM3,000. As expected this hybrid produced a form which has the best characteristic from the two parent plants i.e a good form and a greenish color. This very showy hybrid has been registered in memory of my good friend, Eric Simon who passed away recently. He was a committee member of the Selangor Orchid and a Distinguished Associate of OSSEA for the Ferderal Territory. The author of two books, one on orchids and the other on bougainvillas. A staunch supporter of Perak Orchid Society, he would come as a judge for our shows, without fail. He can best be remember for his good sense of humor. My wife, Jessie during a recent show was chatting with him and suddenly she asked for his name when she couldn't recall it. He replied and said "Wah, such good friends and you can forget my name JENNY". His contributions will be remembered and his name will live forever in an orchid named after him.

The next hybrid is a cross between Phal. Penang Ruby and Phal. Soo Kee. Also a very showy hybrid with large flowers and is named after my friend Nanya from Thailand who visited my farm last month.

The flower measures 4.5 x4.5 cm and the color from Phal Penang Ruby is very dominant here.

New Registered Hybrids

New Registered Hybrids



Phalaenopsis Ang Chee Yang (R447)

(Phal. Penang Ruby x Phal. Tan Lee Moy)

This hybrid was named after my younger brother Raymond Ang to commemorate his 56th birthday.
Most of my hybrids with Phal. Tan Lee Moy as one of its parents, its genetic characteristics are more dominant but in this hybrid, Phal. Penang Ruby characteristics appear to be more dominant.

The colour of its petals and sepals are violet red with faint concentric lines like Phal. Penang Ruby rather than chilli red.

Flower measures 4cmx5cm in size.

The column is white, side-lopes bright yellow and lip dark red in colour.






Phalaenopsis Tay Kok Chye (R436 & R414)

(Phal. Tan Lee Moy x Phal. Eleanor Loh)

This magnificient hybrid was registered on 7 March 2011 to
commemorate my brother-in-law, Kok Chye's 60th. birthday.
Flower measures 4.5cm x 4.5 cm. Petals and sepals are chilli red in colour and faint darker concentric lines can be seen if viewed closely. The column is light pink and side-lopes are yellow in colour. The lip is violet /red.









Phalaenopsis Permata Rosmah Mansor (R477)

(Phal. Taiping Ruby x Phal. Tan Lee Moy)

Another fantastic hybrid from my stud plant Phal. Tan Lee Moy. This hybrid as named after the wife of Malaysia Prime Minister, YAB Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak and presented to her at the National Book Award Gala Dinner in December 2010.
Flower measures 4.5 x 4.5cm in size. Sepals and petals are solid chilli red, a characteristic in many of my hybrids with Phal. Tan Lee Moy as one of its parent. Column is white and side-lopes are yellow. Lip is violet red with a bit of white at its tip.

Tolumnia Lee Wai Qeen. (R321)

(Tolumnia Ole x Tolumnia Maggie Khoo Seangtee)

Fifth hybrid named after my wife, Jessie Lee. This hybrid is outstanding because of the size of its skirt (lip), measuring 2.5cm x 3.5cm is about the biggest I have ever seen. The flower measures 4cm x 3.5cm. Petals and sepals are dark brown with white edges. The background colour of the lip is light pink with brown spots, larger in the center and finer towards the outer edges. The column and side-lopes are light pink.