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Originally Posted by catwalker808
OrchidSue.
Yes, there are C walkeriana albas unrelated to the 'Pendentive' lineage (and therefore without the issues of probable C dolosa lineage ). Many of the albas are more open shaped, but some are quite good.
My feeling is that many C. walkeriana hybridizers are reluctant to breed C walkeriana albas. There might be a near universal consensus that 'Pendentive' is not a true C walkeriana. Nevertheless, many non-expert blooming plant buyers have seen the round shape of "Pendentive' and equate it with the alba form. Therefore, it would be frustrating and somewhat fruitless for a commercial hybridizer to try to perfect the alba form of a true C. walkeriana ... only to have the general public equate it to a 'Pendentive' cross.
I hope you enjoyed the Orchid Digest article. Attached is a photo of a fairly good true C walkeriana alba. I did not include it in the article because it did not really pertain ... also it had the little info tag which I put on many of my previous C walkeriana photos (because the photos were to identify plants rather than for publication. Since I now use my photos for publication, I don't use those info tags on the flowers anymore).
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Thank you so much for the information. Now I understand why other walkeriana alba plants are so hard to find and that makes sense from a business standpoint.
Yes, I really enjoyed the Orchid Digest article. I have read it thoroughly twice and spent more time looking at the lovely photos
. I also really like the photo here of the "real" alba here. You should be proud of that one
.
Susan