Cymbidium Pywacket
 

This is Pywacket 'Frank McNally'

Oddly I don't see any Pywacket posts/photos in this forum. Maybe I spelled it wrong. Well, anyway, I bought this plant in spike so can't take credit (except that I haven't killed it :rofl:)

One spike has darker flowers, one has lighter flowers


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dark flower

https://s26.postimg.org/gqbbjy94p/pywacketfm_dark2.jpgdark flower spike

https://s26.postimg.org/wxd0m9qrd/pywacket_fmlight2.jpg
light flowers

Gorgeous!

I love that name!

Beautiful.

I registered Pywacket, a cross made by Geyserland Orchids, 20 years ago in 1996. It was intended to be named after the cat in the Kim Novak movie, Bell, Book and Candle but was misspelled. Bob Harris of the Orchidpeople in Hawaii and a great fan of the movie, has given me grief over this for years! (I would attach a photo but after all this time on the site, I still cannot figure out how!)

Many of the cultivars floating around the Bay Area came from my collection originally. Frank McNally is one of my favorites as it can bloom with a darker green on the background than many of the others and have over 30 flowers on an inflorescence. That said, sunlight will dictate the intensity of color on the different cultivars. The more direct sun, the darker the markings will be. This cultivar was awarded a JR/CSA when it went Best Cym in show a couple of years ago at the POS show with 34 flowers on one inflorescence.

Cymbidium Pywacket 'Frank McNally'
 

Not just this cultivar but this plant came from your collection. Or, at any rate, it has your name tag with your phone number on it.

I find the color difference interesting since the spikes originate inches apart and the spikes are a couple feet apart only. However, I bought it in spike, and time will tell if under my conditions the flowers are less different from each other.

What about Pywacket 'Stirling', did that originate with you also? I have a much smaller plant of that variety, picked up at the GCCG auction earlier this year.

I too had great difficulty posting photos to this site until I discovered postimage.org

You just click the share icon and select "hotlink for forums"

Here's how easy it is https://s26.postimg.org/lso20zt15/IMG_3306.jpg
supposed erythraeum 'Paradise'

This plant also has a good story, I bought it from our friends in Richmond, a year ago, it had a tag in it "Cym erythraeum 'Paradise' AM/AOS x self". Not a handwritten tag either - a printed one!

Apparently that was incorrect, and Ken from Royale has suggested that it could be his cross of erythraeum x eburneum, it does smell very nice and I like it, even if it came to me under false pretenses :D

Beautiful!

Don't worry, cats are not good spellers.

Beautiful blooms and such a great story. Cym Lady I always wondered why you didn't show us your Cyms.

To answer your questions:

I originally had 6 seedlings in a compot from Frank McNally when he left Ca. I kept and named 4 and let the other two go. I do not know if Barry got the seedling he subsequently named 'Stirling' from one of those or bought one from Cal-Orchid.

The erythraeum 'Paradise' is definitely mislabeled and it could well be an erythraeum hybrid of Kevin Hipkins of Royale Orchids.
http://https://postimg.org/image/sncdu084d/
Thank you for the tip on posting photos. I will see if I can make it work.

Pywacket 'Frank McNally' JR/CSA :waving

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Yay! You figured out how to post pictures!!! You go girl!😍👍👍
Beautiful plant!

That is a longer spike with more flowers than my plant. What's odd is that the background color of the lip on your plant is pure white while mine is mostly pigmented.

Congrats on posting a photo. You can edit the text where the hosting site inserts their little plug.

What a beautiful plant. Congrats on posting a picture. I myself understand not understanding all this stuff. I usually have to have my hubby help me to do things for the first time.

Your lip is white too, just more spots. As I have found with this cross, it is highly influenced by light which will alter the color of the backgrounds as well as increase/decrease amount/intensity of the red markings. Lips are notoriously famous for reflecting differences in light.

I have an almost alba yellow standard. When given strong light, it will have a large pink blush centrally on the white lip. Keep it shaded and the lip is almost pure white with just a hint of blush.

I would call my lip yellow but I can certainly imagine that in low light it would be much lighter. I'm very happy with it. And am looking forward to seeing what Compte de Hemptinne looks like, too.

" And am looking forward to seeing what Compte de Hemptienne looks like, too."

Species lowianum 'Compte d' Hemptienne' or hybrid Pauwelsii 'Comte d' Hemptienne' 4n?

lowianum. Also with your name tag in it.

Another
 

On that topic

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from Top Hat

What beautiful Cymbidiums! And it's a delight to see the flower and then learn that it's from another member here - that's pretty cool. Congratulations.

All these Cyms are making me drool.

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Cym. lowianum 'Compte d'Hemptienne' CHM/AOS