Very few orchids have changed the course of orchid history or had such an impact that the flowering of almost every single one of its hybrids became an event. Phal. Golden Peoker ‘Ever-spring’, JC/AOS is just such an orchid. Let us examine the history of this plant.

When I first went to Taiwan in 1994, I saw Phal. Ever-Spring King 'Panda'.  It was incredible (The literal meaning of incredible is beyond belief . . . and it was!)  This was the first hybrid of Phal. Golden Peoker 'Ever-spring', JC/AOS that I had ever seen.  The next year, 'Panda' was available to be purchased.  The meristems had just been deflasked and, although they were small, they were NOT cheap. I purchased three plants.

In 1994 and 1995, I visited many nurseries in Taiwan.  Phal. Golden Peoker 'Brother', AM/AOS is probably (or was then) the most meristemmed plant that I saw.  (And let's not forget that, in Taiwan, most plants are mericlones and not hybrid seedlings.)  I saw literally thousands of mericlones.  The plant is floriferous, has good-sized flowers with good color.  All this made it ideal to mericlone.  And, of course, with all this mericloning going on, mutation occurred.  Phal. Golden Peoker 'Ever-spring', JC/AOS was one of the first - and one of the most striking - mutations to be found and was quickly bred with and mericloned.  We did see other mutated mericlones but they were not available for sale - not at any price.  

There are different versions of the story concerning the origin of the other awarded mutated clones of Phal. Golden Peoker.  One version is that they are the result of a selfing.  The other is that they are the result of further mericloning.  Choose the version that you prefer.  In any case, there are three other clones of Phal. Golden Peoker that have received AOS recognition:  'S.J.', HCC/AOS; 'Nan Cho', AM/AOS; and 'B.L.', HCC/AOS

In 1995, more Phal. Golden Peoker seedlings had bloomed and Phal. Ever-Spring King 'Lee', JC/AOS was then available as was Phal. Golden Peoker 'Ever-spring', JC/AOS.  Since then, Phal. Ever-spring Light and  Dtps. Ever-Spring Prince have bloomed.  What many people do not realize is that Phal. Golden Peoker 'Ever-spring', JC/AOS is the parent of both Phal. Ever-Spring King and Phal. Ever-Spring Light.  But Phal. Golden Peoker 'B.L.', HCC/AOS is the parent of Dtps. Ever-Spring Prince.    

In 1998, Phal. Ever-Spring Fairy 'Shan Pin' was awarded an FCC.  

Other hybrids are being made with almost anything that will breed.  The future will be very interesting.  But there are serious fertility problems with several of the offspring.  However, we can still enjoy them.  Here we offer you our first pictorial essay.  Enjoy!

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Most of the photos below are from Orchid World which owns the copyright in these photos.  There is a further copyright held by us for the way we have altered these photos.  You are NOT permitted to use these photos without written permission.

Orchid World (monthly) is a Taiwanese magazine.  It is mainly a pictorial and has pictures of many of the winning plants (ribbon winners) from the local Taiwanese orchid shows.  Since orchid names are written in English, it is easy to identify plants (despite the odd mis-spellings).  In the spring, there are many pictures of phalaenopsis but, for the rest of the year, these photos are few and far between.  There are photos of cattleyas and paphiopedilums and an assortment of other orchids.  A subscription is US $120 per year.  In order to subscribe, simply send US $120 to:

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Phal. Golden Peoker (Misty Green x Liu Tuen-Shen)

Phal. Ever-Spring King (Chih Shang's Stripes x Golden Peoker)

Phal. Ever-Spring Light (Ever-Spring Star x Golden Peoker)

Dtps. Ever-Spring Prince (Phal. Golden Peoker x Taisuco Beauty)

Dtps. Ever-Spring Princess

Phal. Ever-Spring Fairy (Taisuco Kochdian x Golden Peoker)

The second generation