Lycaste Sunray

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In March Hanajima Orchids from Japan participated the 2013 orchid show and fair in Dresden, Germany. Besides selected top quality Sophronitis coccinea they imported several flowering Lycaste hybrids.
I was there one day earlier before the show opened to build up an exhibition stand. Thus I could check the goods for sale. Frankly spoken the Japanese prices were clearly above average, and so was the quality.
Early next morning I couldn't withstand temptation and picked this Lycaste Sunray ( skinneri 'Silk Pink' x Shoalhaven 'Moriyama No. 1').
Soon the crowd rushed in, more than 55000 visitors within 3 days, a significant number from eastern Europe, and the best plants were sold out.
I took the first picture in the show in March and the second yesterday as the plant rebloomed. It's not a wonder that a picture search of these items in the web now results in pages from the Ukraine and Russia, except Japan.