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Old 11-28-2008, 06:27 PM
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Default Laelia purpurata var. virginalis 'Campeć'

Long sought for, this is finally added to my collection! Along with two other clones ('Elias' and 'Palhoēa') this is one of the most beautiful albino Laelia purpurata. The blooms are pure white with only a little yellow deep in the throat. It is also commonly known as variety alba 'Campeć' (Champion), but naming it alba is not technically correct.

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Laelia purpurata Lindl. & Paxton - var. virginalis 'CampeĆ£' on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Laelia purpurata Lindl. & Paxton - var. virginalis 'CampeĆ£' on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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It's one of the nicest white orchids I have seen!
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Old 11-28-2008, 07:57 PM
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It's one of the nicest white orchids I have seen!
Thanks, Camille! You needed to know it in person to see how charming it is!!
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Old 11-29-2008, 05:06 PM
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I love this one, heavenly..
Thank you for sharing. I had a quick question and I know this might seem ridiculous, but I dont know, I've seen L.Purpurata var alba with yellow in the throat and others without, any reason for why this happens?! I know alba =white, Virginalis=pure ? ...
Anyways, thanks again Mauro
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Old 11-29-2008, 05:30 PM
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I love this one, heavenly..
Thank you for sharing. I had a quick question and I know this might seem ridiculous, but I dont know, I've seen L.Purpurata var alba with yellow in the throat and others without, any reason for why this happens?! I know alba =white, Virginalis=pure ? ...
Anyways, thanks again Mauro
This is not ridiculous, Suzie. Actually, these are good questions! Laelia purpurata varieties are a little more complicated than other species. For some reason that nobody can understand, describing the flower you see below Veitch named it variety alba.

Of course it is not an albino, white flower in the common sense, but he did name it 'alba' anyway, and the white, albino flower of L. purpurata, remained not described until Lou Menezes describe it years ago. When she was describing it, she could not give the name alba anymore, already taken by Veitch and its colored 'alba', and so she chose the name 'virginalis'. So, the white flowers of L. purpurata should be named L. purpurata var. virginalis, not alba.
When the yellow is not present in the throat of the white purpurata flowers people use to call it 'alba plena' (something like 'completely white'), or virginalis plena to be correct.
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I love it! Mauro, your pictures are always like watching the "Orchid Discovery Channel".....beautiful, high-def pictures, and something to learn about each one! Thanks for the knowledge, and keep the beautiful purpuratas comin'
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Amazing, I think this it the orchid they used recently on a tv show about wedding cakes. They create very life like Laelia flowers that were pure white with a little yellow in the throat of the lip. Very cool.
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So stunningly perfect!!
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This is not ridiculous, Suzie. Actually, these are good questions! Laelia purpurata varieties are a little more complicated than other species. For some reason that nobody can understand, describing the flower you see below Veitch named it variety alba.

Of course it is not an albino, white flower in the common sense, but he did name it 'alba' anyway, and the white, albino flower of L. purpurata, remained not described until Lou Menezes describe it years ago. When she was describing it, she could not give the name alba anymore, already taken by Veitch and its colored 'alba', and so she chose the name 'virginalis'. So, the white flowers of L. purpurata should be named L. purpurata var. virginalis, not alba.
When the yellow is not present in the throat of the white purpurata flowers people use to call it 'alba plena' (something like 'completely white'), or virginalis plena to be correct.
Really fantastic pictures Mauro! Your culture for these plants is absolutely superb! However, I am confused. As you say, the taxonomy of this species is "complicated" (to me, just plain confusing).
Regardless of what name was given, why isn't this variety a 'delicata' or with the minimum amount of veining perhaps a 'russeliana'?
Regardless of what technical name is given, just plain 'beautiful' is appropriate!
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I love it! Mauro, your pictures are always like watching the "Orchid Discovery Channel".....beautiful, high-def pictures, and something to learn about each one! Thanks for the knowledge, and keep the beautiful purpuratas comin'
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