Look At The Difference In Color

[Leisurely]

The two plants below are identical. The plant on the right is from a single bulb that broke away from the plant on the left. I noticed that the bulb had a couple of green eyes and since I like to propogate things, I potted it in a two inch pot. That was about two or two and one years ago. When you see it written that this plant quickly grows into a specimen they were not joking. The interesting thing is that the plant on the left spent outdoors from April to November. Notice how much darker it is than the one on the right that was greenhouse grown.

I will post another picture when the large plant is fully bloomed.

The plants are Bc Maikai 'Mayumi' HCC/AOS (C. bowringiana x B. Nodosa)
The third plant is Ascda. Princess Mikassa (no clonal name) that produced four spikes. Just posted it for fun.

[Shirley]

Both gorgeous, Jerry! I think I prefer the one on the left. I've had a similar experience but with a cross of Bl. Morning Glory and Bc. Makai. The two seedlings were vastly different in colour. Interesting!

[quiltergal]

It's got to be a difference in either the intensity of the light or the temps since one is a piece of the same plant. Genetically they have to be identical.

[breeindy]

beautiful!

[Lilavati]

Could one of the growths be a sport? It happens with African violets and roses all the time, not sure about orchids.

[Sandy4453]

That's wild. The difference in these 2 is amazing. All 3 are fantastic looking plants!

[neb]

My bet would be on the temp. Causing the difference It may have affected the ph of the flower. But that is just my

[dounoharm]

i imagine it was the light intensity. nice job blooming em!

[dgenovese1]

Jerry,


Well done! They are all beautiful.

I think that it is amazing how with some plants the difference in the amount of light they get can alter the amount of color in their blooms so much. I have seen this happen with other nodosa hybrids before. Also with some of the phals that have spots. I remember buying my Dtps. Chain Xen Pearl in bloom...white with a few spots of maroon patterned on the petals and sepals. When it re-bloomed, it was mostly spots with a little bit of white in the background. I asked a grower in Homestead how this could be and he explained the effect that light has on flower color in some plants. Hummm...who woulda' thought.

[camille1585]

That is really neat! I had heard about light intensity/temperature doing this to some plants, but I had no idea that it was to that extent! You would think that these are two completely different plants.
Very nice Ascda too!