Vanda tricolor/s yes - no

[Roy]

I have looked at a post in this forum on variations in Vanda tricolor plus many websites with many more variations. These 2 pics are from a friend who isn't sure if they are V.tricolor or hybrids from it. I am going to receive a plant of one of these and I would like to get an idea of its name or species / hybrid thoughts.

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[Swamper]

Roy, it sure looks to me like it has some tricolor in it, I say some cause it's missing a couple of things I see almost always. I'm gonna quote a description from great book on Vandas by David L. Grove. Then you can look at yours better than I can and decide.
"Description: Vanda tricolor is a large plant with very attractive flowers and several varieties,the most influential of which, so far as hybridizing is concerned, is the variety suavis, whcih comes from east Java and Bali. In horticultural circles, the latter variety for many years was concidered to be and independent species.
The inflorescences on the varietysuavis are 25 cm (10 in) or longer and are slightly arching. Ordinarily they bear 6-12 very fragrant flowers measuring about 5-8 cm (2-3 in) vertically and having good substance. The sepals and petals are rather narrow at their base, have rolled back edges, and bend backwards against the ovary. The petals often are almost completely twisted around to the horizontal. The background color may be creamy white, yellowish, or pale mauve, with reddish brown or reddish purple spots, which may be bright or dull. The lip is magenta purple with radiating white stripes at the base of the midlobe. The pedicels are quite long in relation to flower size, which produces a very open arrangement of the flowers".
He goes on to talk about another important variety,planilabris mentioning that it has a lot of variety in color.
If you love vandas get this book. I highly recommend it.....If you don't love vandas then I just typed a bunch of info for nothing LOL

[Psyched]

Roy,

I am less inclined to call is as Vanda tricolor because the spots are unusual for Vanda tricolor. They have solid spots which not clearly defined in your pictures.

Maybe it is a hybrid with Vanda dearei, clearly seen especially on the lip of 1st pict.

[Roy]

swamper, thanks for your post. The book you quote is rare over here, out of print BUT I have a book shop trying to source a copy for me.

[Roy]

Psyched, I also can see something else in the first one but because of the number of variations in tricolor I wasn't sure. The second one, well I thinking maybe V.luzonica as the other parent??? I suppose it could be the variety of tricolor used as the parent also ???