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Old 01-31-2015, 10:48 AM
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Phragmipedium dalessandroi x schlimii

This is a new acquisition for me, picked it up from fellow OBer, Bethmarie. I've had Hanne Popow on my wishlist for awhile, and this hybrid is a suitable substitute.

I personally wouldn't be able to distinguish the flowers on this plant from Hanne Popow. I've seen HPs that look more or less exactly the same as this. However, I have no doubts on the ID based on the fact that the spike is branching even on this first bloom plant.

The color is a difficult one for my point-n-shoot camera to capture. It's a delicate pink with bicolor petals. The fragrance is really wonderful and at the right time of day, it's as strong as any schlimii.




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The color break looks very distinct on the petals, I like it.

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The color break looks very distinct on the petals, I like it.

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I agree. I like the bicolor petals in some phrag hybrids.
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Beautiful! Great balance of colors and IMO nicer than the deeper-colored ones I've seen, most of which feel a little garish to my eyes. I look forward to seeing the show this puts on in a few years' time.
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Lovely!
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This is a pretty flower. I recently visited the Grand Valley Orchid Show and saw two of these they were both different...

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These pink phrags are so beautiful...I might just have to buy one.
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Nice. People REALLY love those solid pink clones, and the color on that one is fantastic. I would have swiped it in a heartbeat.
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Nice. People REALLY love those solid pink clones, and the color on that one is fantastic. I would have swiped it in a heartbeat.
They were both on display for one of the society's.
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Old 02-06-2015, 03:59 PM
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We need a WANT button in addition to the "like" thing. This is just too beautiful. I'm really tempted to start mounting plants... I'm long past out of floor space.
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