I have noted that since my renewed interest in orchids, and since the advent of the glorious WWW, that the plants I want seem to have flower colours or shades that are at odds with the portrayed pictures of them. I order a plant - let's say it was a Phal. Hilo Lip. I order the plant and when it turns up it's Hilo Lip x Blue blah blah. You then try to find a picture of the 'Hilo Lip' x Blue blah blah and - if you're lucky enough to find one it's nothing like the flower that you have in front of you, of the flower you see in the picture, of the flower you want despite the 40 odd pics of this flower on the WWW. I also noticed that many, many plants that are sold are crosses and between 1 - 3 years from flowering and not a hope in hell of buying a plant old enough to produce the flower you want. Why, when I want the plant that produces the flower in the picture, can't I buy that damn plant that produces the flower in the picture, in that shade, in that size, form etc.? Why? I don't care if it's relatively expensive - I, at least, would like the choice. Rant over.
Identifying orchids; colour/breeding?
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