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05-22-2018, 09:29 PM
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C. Fort Motte x L. milleri -At long last!
I love rupicolous laelias, spotted flowers not as much, so I've been curious how these flowers would turn out. I bought the plant on ebay as a down-on-its-luck seedling in early 2014. Last year it put up a lovely sheath, but nothing came of it.
This year, finally, first bloom. 
The first picture is in indoor light--it looks like a painting to me.
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ArronOB, FairyInTheFlowers, dounoharm, DeaC, Bohata, jcec1, Chris17, Lynn in Michigan, KC Kam, estación seca, No-Pro-mwa liked this post
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05-23-2018, 07:42 AM
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Stunning!
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05-23-2018, 10:49 AM
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A keeper. Such a beautiful bloom.
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05-23-2018, 04:59 PM
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Oh wow that is so bright - lovely!
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05-23-2018, 10:24 PM
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Thank you all for enjoying this one with me. It was a bedraggled little thing when I got it. It's pretty awesome to finally see the flowers.
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05-23-2018, 10:28 PM
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So how large is the plant?
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05-24-2018, 01:42 PM
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Wow! I don't care much for complex hybrids, but this one is a keeper that I'd let in my collection any day. Congrats!!
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05-24-2018, 09:24 PM
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So how large is the plant?
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It has a few years to go before it's much of a looker without flowers. |
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05-24-2018, 09:32 PM
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Quote:
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Wow! I don't care much for complex hybrids, but this one is a keeper that I'd let in my collection any day. Congrats!!
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Thanks! 
I'm not usually big on complex hybrids either. It was the cross with milleri that got me. I can't resist those little laelias, and I'm saddled with insatiable curiosity. Plus, it was cheap 
Picture from today attached. Different light and background.
* I don't know how to quote 2 different users' posts in one reply. Can someone tell me?
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05-25-2018, 10:13 AM
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Egads that’s beautiful! Super vibrant and all of my favorite colors in one flower. That is certainly a purchase that paid off! I’m loving the look of these little rupicolous crosses
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