Blc. Hawaiian Leopard 'Mei Ling' AM/AOS
 

this one had two buds, but one broke off in a storm :\ luckily there is another growth that still have 2 buds maturing! as with the P. Angdi Kolopaking, i shouldve photographed this one before pollinating it, because the form is a little less then what it was pre-pollination. this one is but heavier spotted and a darker orange and red color then last year! the size and form is improved as well! the natural spread this year is 12cm!! although i had three flowers on the single spike last year, this year i only have 2 flowers (counting the knocked off bud) per spike. but i have two spikes! i pollinated it with pollen from L. Santa Barbara Sunset 'Showtime' AM/AOS.

Last year-

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_DSC0127 by orchidman10, on Flickr

this year-

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DSC_0004 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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DSC_0092 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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DSC_0091 by orchidman10, on Flickr

gorgeous!! love the color and spotting!!!

Beautiful! This cross can grow into a large plant pretty quickly and they bloom really well when they're large. It seems to me that the temperature affects the colors on this orchid.

thanks!

yeah its almost doubled in size since last year. its earlier this year than last year. so im thinking it could be temps that affect the color

Wow nice cross! And excellent pictures! You should consider taking pictures for the AOS.

thanks Gage! taking photos for AOS would be pretty cool. although im not sure how that would be secured.

:love: Wow! Gorgeous!

Thanks sonya

Nice. Form is like my Copper Queen. Nice lip and nicely balanced pets and seps. Good color. I like it.

Thanks! I like it too!!