C. walkeriana var coerulea

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Very nice! Do you know the heritage of this one?

Sorry I don't. Your question makes me to recollect the scene when I bought the orchid. The plant had nine p-bulbs and a small blue flower. It was healthy and strong. It appeared that it was its first bloom. I liked its fragrance and color. I asked the vendor whether it was 'Edward' or 'Blue moon' etc. etc. as there was no name tag there. He said it was C. walkeriana var coerulea. He further said why bothering the name of it, you should bother whether it would open a beautiful flower instead. I was dumbfounded and my hairs gone straight. As I had added this species to my wish list long ago, I eventually bought it home. The vendors in my country do not care very much about the heritage of orchids

[katrina]

It's beautiful...really beautiful.

[plumania]

Gorgeous. Picture is also perfect for a calendar.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Outstanding, well done.

[carrilloenglish]

Now that's a really good flower for a coerulea. The balance and color is great. The lip remains reasonably flat. Good form. Not bad at all. I would put that one in a prime spot in my greenhouse. Does it have a clonal name? Is it anything specific?

[Orchid Matt]

Very nice!!!

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Originally Posted by carrilloenglish

Now that's a really good flower for a coerulea. The balance and color is great. The lip remains reasonably flat. Good form. Not bad at all. I would put that one in a prime spot in my greenhouse. Does it have a clonal name? Is it anything specific?

When I bought the plant four years ago, there was no name tag or ID tag. So I can't answer your first question. Regarding the second question, I have no knowledge also.

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Thanks all for the kind words.

[Leslie]

Well done! Good to hear that you can grow this one in HK!


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Originally Posted by Leslie

Well done! Good to hear that you can grow this one in HK!


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This plant is fairly easy to grow. When I bought it four years ago, it had 9 p-bulbs. Now after the division and sub-divisions of the plant, there are altogether over 100 p-bulbs. I am happy to let you have 10 p-bulbs if you were living in HK. HK's climate is quite suitable for orchid growing. It is not too cold or too hot. So a greenhouse is not a must.

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I have read v coerulea is much more vigorous than the other varieties. I got a C. walkeriana v coerulea seedling from Sunset Valley Orchids in December in a 2.5" / 6.3cm pot, SVO5365. I was surprised by how many pseudobulbs it had. Right now it has begun 7 new growths, and I think it might make even more.