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Originally Posted by Jmoney
what a great piece, and a great blooming! I remember seeing crosses from this cultivar so maybe it is fertile. maybe even 4N? I don't know if this one is related to 'Fort Caroline', but I believe that many of the really nice veitchiana cultivars are accidental 4N plants from mericloning 'Ft Caroline'
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I believe that it is 4N.
However, as I have heard the story, 'Elizabeth's Eyes' was selected from a population of seed grown plants at Silva Orchids by Jim Rose on one of his trips to the East.
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