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03-29-2022, 11:31 AM
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Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikkabi'
Here is the first blooming on Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikkabi ミッカビ' with 7 spikes. The blooms are a nice pale pink, frilly, and wonderfully fragrant. It's particularly nice to see the blooms on dormant bulbs.
If all clowesias smell this nice, I need more!
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03-29-2022, 12:19 PM
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i can smell it from here!
i saw this on iG and was in awe- great growing, sir!
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03-29-2022, 12:21 PM
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A beautiful blooming. I do love the way that these bloom while still dormant... new growth starts soon but not ready for water for a couple more months.
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03-29-2022, 04:55 PM
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Fantastic flowering. Excellent job you've done with this one.
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03-29-2022, 06:39 PM
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Just lovely...this gives me hope.  
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03-29-2022, 07:49 PM
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Mikabi is this best clone I've seen of Rebecca Northen. It has nice, open flowers, something I haven't seen in other clones.
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03-29-2022, 10:03 PM
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Great show, well done! RN is one of my top 5 orchids
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03-30-2022, 12:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clawhammer
Great show, well done! RN is one of my top 5 orchids
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03-30-2022, 02:13 AM
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As best as you can, how would you describe the fragrance?
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03-30-2022, 10:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rhodo
As best as you can, how would you describe the fragrance?
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"Mikkabi" clone smells like citrus candy, it's sweet, refreshing, and not overpowering. It just opened and the fragrance may change a bit over the next few days (which my nose has noticed with many orchids)
My other one "hilltop" x "grapefruit pink" had a strong citrus - ginger fragrance with some herbal notes. Reminded me of ricola cough drops. It was still very pleasing and the aroma filled the room.
Both have a wonderful fragrance but "Mikkabi" wins for me.
On a side note...
I'm not sure if it's the same clone as "Mikabi" that's sold in the US. I got mine from a Japanese acquaintance and it's spelled with two ks over there. The pronunciation of the two words are very different in Japanese. Probably lost or gained a k which ever direction of the Pacific it came from!
Since Mikkabi is a city known for citrus... it sort of made sense to me... but it may have been lost in translation somewhere. Perhaps it's word in a nother language and we're all throwing what we know at it. anyway, rambling over!
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