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11-07-2012, 01:20 AM
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Couple of Acquisitions from H&R Nurseries
Blooming in my greenhouse are two plants that I acquired from H&R Nurseries in Waimanalo a few years ago. Both plants are growing robustly in New Zealand Sphagnum Moss. The top photo is a C. walkeriana and the bottom photo is a C. violacea. I generally don't have very good luck growing these species but these two plants are the exception.
C. walkeriana by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr
C. violacea by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr
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I'm a small backyard grower in a residential area overlooking Pearl Harbor. I barely have enough yard space to keep my orchids happy. Most of the photographs that I post on this Board are of plants that I raised and bloomed. My best friends are orchid people.
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11-07-2012, 07:50 AM
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WOW!!!!!!!! The colour on both of these is SUPERB!
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11-07-2012, 10:54 AM
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Nice. The violacea is a stunner.
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11-07-2012, 11:45 AM
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Great striations on those! What is the parentage of each, if I might ask?
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11-07-2012, 12:12 PM
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Good growing.
The first photo I would guess to be a C walkeriana tipo x semi-alba 'Puanani'
From the second photo, I would guess the cross is C. violacea 'Aki' x C violacea 'Miriam Rosa'
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11-07-2012, 07:08 PM
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Gorgeous q
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11-08-2012, 12:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by catwalker808
Good growing.
The first photo I would guess to be a C walkeriana tipo x semi-alba 'Puanani'
From the second photo, I would guess the cross is C. violacea 'Aki' x C violacea 'Miriam Rosa'
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Hi Catwalker808. You are right on. On the tag, the C. violacea is a cross of C. violacea fma. flamea 'Aki' x C. violacea fma. flamea 'Miriam Rosa'. Do you know what fma stands for? I presume it is another acronym similar to variety (var.). |
11-08-2012, 01:21 AM
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Fma. = forma = form, more random, and generally less well established in natural populations than varieties.
"Form usually refers to an uncharacteristic flower color or unusual growth habit."
"A subdivision of a species is designated as a subspecies (distinctive difference between two geographically isolated populations) and variety (distinctive morphologic difference, but populations geographically overlap)."
-http://www.krischanphoto.com/gardens/taxonomy/taxonomy.htm
Not always used very carefully, though, as also "variety" especially in horticulture.
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11-08-2012, 01:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldhanko
Fma. = forma = form, more random, and generally less well established in natural populations than varieties.
"Form usually refers to an uncharacteristic flower color or unusual growth habit."
"A subdivision of a species is designated as a subspecies (distinctive difference between two geographically isolated populations) and variety (distinctive morphologic difference, but populations geographically overlap)."
-http://www.krischanphoto.com/gardens/taxonomy/taxonomy.htm
Not always used very carefully, though, as also "variety" especially in horticulture.
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Thanks Ron. There is so much to learn.
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