Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/02
By: Yang Sz-ruei and Ko Lin
Taipei, March 2 (CNA) Phalaenopsis orchids from a Taiwanese-run orchid breeder in
Photo courtesy of Tainan City Agricultural Bureau
southern Taiwan have been awarded top honors at this year’s international orchid show, which opened in Tainan on Friday.
Also known as moth orchids, the Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many artificial hybrids.
Char Ming Agriculture Co.’s white moth orchid hybrid, dubbed “Lee1287,” managed to beat out nearly 1,400 entrants at this year’s competition.
The entries were grouped into six different groups based on orchid species — Cattleya, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Vanda, Dendrobium, and Oncidium. [FULL STORY]