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01-25-2016, 07:44 AM
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Paph villosum from Ebay - BIG Surprise = True alba
An eagle eyed friend noticed that the photos of a listed seedling in bud showed no signs of pigment, neither on the leaf base nor on the leaf that covers the bud. Even though the listed parents (Candor XL x Marriott Starburst) are not known for carrying alba genes, I decided to buy the plant.
It arrived with the bud just starting to open, and the flower has no pigment. I can't tell exactly which variety this is yet, as the flower is still opening. But, for reference, the alba that was listed by a seller in Thailand had either $600 or $700 BIN price, so I scored BIG on this transaction.
Photo to follow once the flower is fully open.
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01-25-2016, 09:56 AM
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I can't wait to see that!
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01-25-2016, 12:56 PM
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Will we have to wait long? I'm impatient you know.
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01-25-2016, 09:10 PM
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Well, it is not quite ready for prime time, but it is sufficiently open to confirm that it is a villosum, and it is an album form.
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Kim (Fair Orchids)
Founder of SPCOP (Society to Prevention of Cruelty to Orchid People), with the goal of barring the taxonomists from tinkering with established genera!
I am neither a 'lumper' nor a 'splitter', but I refuse to re-write millions of labels.
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01-25-2016, 09:37 PM
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Thank you meiosis and recombination!
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01-26-2016, 12:18 PM
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Cool one.
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01-26-2016, 07:47 PM
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I love lost tag orchids! I am not one of these who is that worried about the actual name of one. I have plenty of "pink" phals, etc.
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01-29-2016, 01:03 PM
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Good for you!
If it wasn't the cold weather, I was going to order that one. lol
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02-03-2016, 12:16 PM
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So exciting, beautiful!
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02-29-2016, 12:38 AM
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Wow what a find!!!
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