Black Orchid

[jonnygreenthumb]

OK I know as of right know there has not been such a discovery . I am looking for the next best thing anyone got some names and were I can get orchids that are considered black?

[gerneveyn]

http://www.rhs.org.uk/(j1f0jjrglwb2i...ackorchids.asp

[Mahon]

...a black orchid is Maxillaria schunkeana, described in 1993 from Brazil.

I think there may be another species with true black flowers...

-Pat

[justatypn]

Trichoglottis brachiata, Cymbidium canaliculatun var Sparkesii, Grammangis stapelliflora ( or Grammatophyllum stapelliflorum, there is a "Black" Lady Slipper, I think it's called Cherry Black Lady Slipper.

If you go to Camp Lot A Noise Tropicals you can find Trichoglottis brachiata ... http://www.clanorchids.com/store/tr.html ... As for the others I merely googled and found the names. Hopefully paphgirl will see this thread and should be able to shed some light on the lady slipper...

[littlefrog]

Fredclarkeara After Dark is black... It is a catasetinae intergeneric. There are some others in that group.

[Wendy]

I second Fredclarkeara After Dark. It's the closest to black I've ever seen and gorgeous to boot. *drool*

[jonnygreenthumb]

I want to add this to my collection anyone know a dealer who sales them? The Internet has not produced any good results for me. Maybe I'm just not searching for it correctly. Any help would be grateful

[lindalaw@tampabay.rr.com]

Originally Posted by jonnygreenthumb

I want to add this to my collection anyone know a dealer who sales them? The Internet has not produced any good results for me. Maybe I'm just not searching for it correctly. Any help would be grateful

Here is a copy of an email I had with Fred Clark a few months ago regarding the sale of Freclarkera After Dark.

"After 4 years of trying to re-make of Fredclarkeara After Dark we have success! There are enough flasks to offer for sale. This is a limited offering and they will sell quickly. To give you and idea of the quality of this hybrid here are the awards to date:

Fdk. After Dark ‘Juliana Marie’ FCC/AOS
Fdk. After Dark ‘Black is Black’ AM/AOS
Fdk. After Dark ‘SVO Black Pearl’ FCC/AOS, CCE/AOS
Fdk. After Dark ‘SVO Big Spotty’ AM/AOS
Fdk. After Dark ‘SVO Black Diamond’ FCC/AOS
The grex of Fdk. After Dark receives and Award of Distinction (AD/AOS)
Fdk. After Dark ‘SVO Black Cherry’ FCC/AOS, CCE/AOS
Fdk. After Dark ‘Ursa Spots’ AM/AOS

The original cross only produced 40 – 50 plants and as you can see by the awards the average flower quality was very high. Black flower color has been sought after for many years and this hybrid is a real break through in several ways:

· Amazing color from black, oxblood red, to green with maroon spotting, and one which was solid green
· Long flower life, 5-7 weeks is typical, these are unusually long lived Catasetinae flowers!
· Robust growing plants that bloom with 2-4 inflorescences per bulb on mature plants
· Excellent flower shape and arrangement

All the Fdk. After Dark plants of the original cross have now flowered and I estimate that 20% of the cross produced black flowers. This is a rather high average considering the elusive nature of the black flower color.

I am beginning the final replate process and will be taking pre-orders for flasks until December 2007, no deposit is required. It usually takes 6-10 months before the flasks are ready to ship. The flasks have 25 plants and are offered at $250 each plus shipping.

For those not interested in flasks I will have seedlings from the remake available in about 24 months.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Fred Clarke
Sunset Valley Orchids
(760) 639-6255
fred.clarke@worldnet.att.net
www.sunsetvalleyorchids.com"

[Heather]

Originally Posted by justatypn

Hopefully paphgirl will see this thread and should be able to shed some light on the lady slipper...

I don't think there are any *really* black paphs. The dark vini paphs are a really a very dark red. Paph. anitum is probably the darkest species (it was thought originally to be a dark version of adductum). I know they often refer to it as the black paph, but it's really not black as we think of the color (or lack thereof).

[abiom]

Originally Posted by justatypn

Trichoglottis brachiata, Cymbidium canaliculatun var Sparkesii, Grammangis stapelliflora ( or Grammatophyllum stapelliflorum, there is a "Black" Lady Slipper, I think it's called Cherry Black Lady Slipper.

If you go to Camp Lot A Noise Tropicals you can find Trichoglottis brachiata ... Trichoglottis (trik-o-GLOTT-is): Camp Lot A Noise Tropicals ... As for the others I merely googled and found the names. Hopefully paphgirl will see this thread and should be able to shed some light on the lady slipper...

i like to add another spp - Arachnis floasaeris gracilis aka black scorpion.you can find pic on flickr. I'm one of those proud owner-yet to flower though