Phal Yuar shen Red Jewelry x Phal Nobby's Black Grosbeak
Just purchased this - it has all-violet/magenta/maroon flowers, a very unusual colour ( stunning ). Unfortunately I don't have a good enough camera to take a close up. Unusual thing about the flowers are that they are partly peloric and also that the petals and sepals are fused together ( at least on the 2 flowers open ). The breeder told me that the plant was to be used for breeding but the peloric prevalence is a problem. Grosbeak ( according to BigLeaf Orchids ) is George Vasquez X violacea. Does anyone know anything more about the parents ? I can't find anything on the Red Jewelry parent. Unfortunately despite the parentage, there is no fragrance.
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