Latest Haul!
 

So last week (or was it two, I can't remember. . . :rofl:) I received my last haul of the year from Patrick of Kingfisher Orchids. Seeing how I had been saving since mid-July, it was one heck of a haul! :biggrin: Normally I show all the plants, but this time I decided not to.

First off is a group picture. Back row, left to right is Karen Annie (mariae x hieroglyphica), Yungho Gelb Canary, fasciata 'Shaffers', and amboinensis 'Oriental'. Middle row, L-R is Rarashati Princess 'Soan Bronze Goddess' (more on the story of Soan later), Rarashati Princess 'Soan Rustic', Kingfisher's Princess 'Soan Next Queen', and (Penang Girl 'Ching Reuy' x John Ewing 'KFO'). Front row, L-R is (maculata x Marie's Delight 'Patrick'), amboinensis var. common, David Lim, Kung's Penang Girl, and equestris 'Blue' x self.
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The fasciata 'Shaffers' is incredibly huge, with three crowns and four kiekis, all of which have their own spikes!
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After loosing both of my previous amboinensis, I'm glad that 'Oriental' is a large plant with multiple spikes! And I was pretty surprised by the size of the flower!
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Here is the Rarashati Princess 'Soan Bronze Goddess' bred by Patrick (Kung's Princess 'Lena' x Kuntrarti Rarashati 'Copperstate'), selected for its deeper red colour compared to the rest of the batch. I was hoping to get a lot more done with my friends DSLR, but things had to be cut short, and this was the only one I could get pictures of.
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The Rarashati Princess 'Soan Rustic', which although has less red, has better form and is much more floriferous (go figure :hello). I actually also found a third spike on it! The close-up of the flower is pretty accurate colour-wise.
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Kingfisher's Princess 'Soan Next Queen' (cultivar name brought to you by Mira-Claude) has a very interesting colour, so it was hard to give it a cultivar name that I liked. Thankfully Mira suggested the above, and I instantly liked it! The colours are whited out due to the lights from the one plant stand, and I also found a second spike growing.
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I thought I would show the Karen Annie, as it is a huge plant with a few spikes scrambling all over the place!
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Found a spike on my amboinensis var. common. And more recently, I noticed a second growing! :biggrin:
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Finally, I found a spike on my Meir's Penang Princess, which I noticed poking out on Thursday, and then the morning after I took the picture, I noticed a second spike was also growing!!!
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Awesome!
Really like the Kingfisher's Princess 'Soan Next Queen' , both name and flowers.

Nice one, Cody!

Beautiful blooms! The plants look nice and healthy, lots of great looking roots.

Bill

You got some gorgeous stuff, Cody. WOW what a nice haul! :D :bowing

Wow, great haul Cody! They all looks so healthy. Looks like you'll be running out of room in your grow area faster than you'd think!

Judi

Great looking haul Cody!

dainty colors

After the looking at those amazing pictures, I just had to contact Kingfisher to get myself that phal. fasciata! And mine arrived with 4 basal keikis too, how the hell do they grow that plant? :bowing

So yeah, I blame you for my getting 3 more orchids! :rofl: (because you just can't order one alone!)