Vanda tessellata ('Black' X 'Blue')

[zachkent29]

I love this!

I would like to get one of these, where did you find it!?

[trdyl]

Hi Zach,

I picked this one up from Leonard Gines as a tag along. But alas, he told me that he sold the rest of its siblings at Redlands in May.

There is a listing for one on Ebay that ends in a few days.

What Leonard was telling me the ('Blue' X Black') were blooming out typical. But the ('Black' X 'Blue') were much better.

[Gage]

Originally Posted by trdyl

Gage, what is leading me to believe that it is not a hybrid are the pointed side lobes. Granted they are not sharply pointed as in many tessellatas. They are still pointed though.

Now I'm no taxonomist, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt. The reason I feel it is a hybrid is the combination of the size of the petals, the spotting on the petals and sepals, and the overall lack of significant tessellation (definitely not a flaw!). Don't take it the wrong way, because I think your Vanda is award quality for sure, and definitely has tessellata in it, hence the pointed sepals, minor tessellation, blue lip, and gray undertone peeking through parts of the petals and sepals.

[trdyl]

No worries Gage. I appreciate everyones comments and encourge them. I want to hear(read) the good, the bad, and even the ugly. We all learn from each other.