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12-25-2015, 07:18 AM
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Leptodes harryphillipsii
I was fortunate to discover this rare orchid on a stick at Andy's booth in Reno Show this November at the AOS Trustees Fall meeting. He was in a booth next to mine. A couple weeks later in my cool terranium in Toronto I saw 5 spikes developing. Here are the results:
This was a new species discovered by Andy and named after his brother.
Flowers are light pink, with a contrasting yellow lip and a white side lopes, creating a halo in the central area. There were no stripes like the others I've seen.
Culture: 23-25 days and 13-15 nights; spray daily with RO water, drying by night, watered once a week and light feeding (seakelp/fish emulsion/super thrive) every 3-4th watering. Low to medium light levels.
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12-25-2015, 07:20 AM
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My apologies, after closer inspection I do see darker pink stripes on the petals and sepal. With a yellow column.
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12-25-2015, 08:41 AM
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Beautiful.
Merry Christmas!
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12-25-2015, 02:58 PM
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Pretty cool! Any scent?
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12-25-2015, 04:53 PM
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I took it out of the tank and took a whiff. No scent that I can detect.
Merry Christmas and safe holidays everyone!!
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12-26-2015, 01:44 PM
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Wish I had one, love it!
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12-26-2015, 05:51 PM
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Beautiful!
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12-26-2015, 07:22 PM
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Oh, I'm getting this for my birthday  I just ordered it... lol Thanks for sharing the pictures, I never would have known about this plant! |
12-26-2015, 08:56 PM
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Nice!
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12-27-2015, 08:37 AM
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That's wonderful Wintergirl! Did you order from Andy's Orchids?
Thanks for all the comments.
Here's another pic with the lip right side down.
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