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03-22-2008, 02:16 PM
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Hi Sue! That is a medium light orchid, right?
It's gorgeous!  |
03-22-2008, 02:28 PM
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Hi kiki
This one takes pretty bright light, just not direct sun. |
03-22-2008, 02:34 PM
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It's so lovely Sue! And the flower is HUGE 
Doesn't matter if you didn't grow it into bud... YOU bought it  Nice pick  |
03-23-2008, 02:26 AM
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Angraecum sesquipedale comes from a genus of spectacular orchids, characterized by the cool contrast of deep green foliage and ivory-white flowers that are fragrant at night. These have up to 4 flowers that bloom in the winter/spring and look like great waxy stars with their foot long tails trailing behind them. This nectar tube of 25-30 cm (10-12 in.) in length has only the distal end filled with nectar. This genus does not appreciate having their roots broken, so before repotting, make sure their roots are well soaked with water, allowing them to become pliable and easily manipulated.
When studying Angraecum sesquipedale, Charles Darwin theorised that, since the nectar was at the bottom of the spur, a pollinator must exist with a tongue at least as long as the spur. Otherwise the orchid could never be pollinated. At the time, he was not believed. However, in 1903 some 41 years after Darwin's death, the predicted pollinator was discovered, a hawk moth now named Xanthopan morganii praedicta (praedicta meaning predicted). It had an appropriately long proboscis.
Sue great find! Under your care, it will look like this in no time (from our March society show table):
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03-23-2008, 09:46 AM
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I have to go take another picture of it because the bloom really opened up overnight! It's stunning!!! The flower on this plant looks and feels like a wax flower...gorgeous!!!
Okay, got the new pics ready:
The sepals are 3 1/2" each, the petals are 3" each the lip is just under 3" and the spur is 11" long! The plant is 12" tall and 18" wide!
I am SO happy I decided to get this one! 
Dave, that is spectacular! I can only hope! 
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03-23-2008, 04:10 PM
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Wow really nice Sue. I am so jealous. I have to Angies and both have yet to bloom for me. And they have both been with me for either almost two years, or for two years just about.
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