The orchid Phalaenopsis Susan Merkel is a Phalaenopsis hybrid.
registered with the Royal Horticultural Society
by Alberts/Merkel in 1960.
Registered parents are
Phalaenopsis Chieftain
×
Phalaenopsis Palm Beach.
The key influencing species of this hybrid are
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis (44.53%
)
Phalaenopsis amabilis (35.94%
)
Phalaenopsis aphrodite (19.53%
subgenus
Phalaenopsis
section:
Phalaenopsis
)
listed in order of their genetic contribution.