Strange Phal tetraspis

[glengary54]

Saw this Phal tetraspis alba at my Society Show last weekend. The lateral sepals are fused into one, have never seen anything quite like it.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Weird indeed, but that is FANTASTIC! I want it! Now this is an interesting mutation/flower deformation, way better than pelorism indeed.

[glengary54]

An AOS judge thought it was nice enough that she bought it right out of the display and paid $250.00 for it. I can't imagine anyone using it in a breeding program and for me, as an oddity, it is not worth $250.00, but that's just me..

[RosieC]

It's quite cool! Looks cool to me, but I don't think I would have paid that much for it either.

[Merlyn]

Too odd for me !!!

[Bird Song Farm]

I like it....I think.....ummmm, yeah I like it but not $250. worth.
AL

[Paul]

Sweet! Reminds me of a pelican with its beak open. While I like it, I agree I wouldn't have paid that kind of money for it. Course may be the buyer plans to have it mericloned and expects to make money selling the clones.

[trdyl]

Hum... I wonder if this was the first year it bloomed like this.

I like it. But I don't think I would have paid quite that much for it.

[kavanaru]

She can re-sell it as Paphionopsis Pelicanum :-)

as said, interesting but not 250$ worth

[glengary54]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

She can re-sell it as Paphionopsis Pelicanum :-)

as said, interesting but not 250$ worth

Too funny!!


Paul - If she does, and I was in the AOS Judging program, I would push for her dismissal from the program, it's bad enough that there is all this breeding going on with peloric mutations. Where do we draw the line?