Genus Brassia
Genus: Brassia, pronounced BRASS-ee-ah, abbreviated (Brs.), common name, "Spider Orchids". Genus of about 30 species from South America.
Bigeneric Hybrid: Miltassia, pronounced mil-TASS-ee-ah, abbreviated (Mtssa.), cross between two genera (= Brassia x Miltonia).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Degarmoara, pronounced dee-GAR-mor-rah, abbreviated (Dgmra.), cross between three genera (= Brassia x Miltonia x Odontoglossum).
Taxonomy: The genus Brassia was described by Robert Brown in 1813. Brown named the genus after William Brass, an orchid illustrator.


ODONTOGLOSSUM --- + ----- MILTONIA ----- + --- BRASSIA                        
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              Odontonia ----- + --- Miltassia
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                         Degarmoara

Note: All genera are Cool-Intermediate temperature.

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Genus species 'Cultivar' - OR -
Genus Hybrid 'Cultivar'
Description and grower
Brassia Datacosa
'Coos Bay', AM/AOS

Parents: = Brassia verrucosa x Brassia caudata - 1988
Ancestory: =
50% Brassia verrucosa
50% Brassia caudata
Desc: Lemon yellow flower with brown speckles. Sweet fragrance.
Bloomed: 4/26/2003 - 5/29/2003 (2 spikes). 4/9/2004 - 4/27/2004 (12 flowers). 4/16/2005 - active (11 flowers).
Awarded: 4/18/2004 WOS #2. 5/1/2005 WOS #3.
Repotted: 5/29/2003
Grower: 6/17/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Future image Brassia Rex
'Christine' CCM/HOS

Parents: = Brassia verrucosa x Brassia gireoudiana - 1964
Ancestory: =
50% Brassia verrucosa
50% Brassia gireoudiana
Desc: Yellow flower with brown splashes.
Bloomed: 9/1/2003 - 9/22/2003.
Awarded: 9/7/2003 WOS #2.
Grower: 10/29/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Future image Brassia
Ralph Wiedeman

Parents: = Brassia jipijapensis x Brassia Memoria Fritz Boedeker - 2001
Ancestory: =
50% Brassia jipijapensis
25% Brassia arcuigera
13% Brassia verrucosa
12% Brassia gireoudiana
Desc:
Bloomed:
Grower: 11/4/2003 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Future image Brassia
longissima

Parents: = Species in Brazil.
Ancestory: =
100% Brassia longissima
Grower: 11/4/2003 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL).
Status: Removed from collection.
Future image Brassia caudata
form alba
'J.E.M.' JC/AOS x self

Desc: Species in South and Central America. Form alba.
Bloomed:
Grower: 10/29/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Miltassia Shelob
'Tolkien' AM/AOS

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Parents: = Brassia Edvah Loo x Miltassia Olmec - 1998
Ancestory: =
38% Brassia gireoudiana
25% Brassia arcuigera
12% Brassia verrucosa
12% Miltonia candida
10% Miltonia spectabilis
3% Miltonia clowesii
Desc: Brown, yellow, & white flower.
Bloomed: 6/30/2003 - 8/1/2003 (5 flowers). 6/13/2004 - 8/2/2004 (6 flowers).
Repotted: 1/23/2003 into bark.3/26/2005.
Grower: 6/17/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Miltassia Amazon
Parents: = Brassia Rex x Miltonia Lanikai - 1980
Ancestory: =
25% Brassia verrucosa
25% Brassia gireoudiana
22% Miltonia spectabilis
12% Miltonia candida
10% Miltonia clowesii
6% Miltonia regnellii
Desc: Yellow flowers.
Bloomed: 08/18/2002 - 9/18/2002, 8/11/2003 - 9/15/2003.
Grower: 8/4/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Miltassia Aztec
'Betty'

Parents: = Miltassia Cartagena x Miltonia Minas Gerais - 1976
Ancestory: =
25% Brassia verrucosa
38% Miltonia spectabilis
25% Miltonia candida
12% Miltonia clowesii
Desc: Yellow flowers.
Bloomed: 08/18/2002 - 9/18/2002.x
Grower: 9/22/2001 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Degarmoara
Toy Soldier
'Volcano Queen'

Parents: = Degarmoara Flying High x Odontoglossum trilobum - 1988
Ancestory: =
13% Brassia gireoudiana
6% Miltonia warscewiczii
3% Miltonia spectabilis
3% Miltonia russelliana
50% Odontoglossum trilobum
13% Odontoglossum harryanum
6% Odontoglossum crispum
6% Odontoglossum luteopurpureum
Desc: White, yellow, and red brown flowers.
Bloomed: 09/10/2002 - 10/10/2002. 11/1/2003 - 12/15/2003.
Grower: 8/4/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)

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