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Vanda Pakchung Blue 'Ben'
Here is another orchid from the New York Botanical Gardens. This was too blue for me to ignore. I have a soft spot for living things that are blue. Enjoy.
 Vanda Pakchung Blue 'Ben' by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
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02-25-2015, 01:50 AM
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That is gorgeous!
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02-25-2015, 03:06 AM
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Lovely blue!
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02-25-2015, 01:32 PM
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Thanks for commenting. I think many of their orchids are drool worthy, and this one is one of those. 
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02-25-2015, 09:12 PM
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The color is so beautiful!
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02-27-2015, 01:20 PM
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I know, I love blue orchids!!!!
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03-04-2015, 12:22 PM
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I will go once the weather warms up more.
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03-08-2015, 11:41 AM
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/me scratches head.
In all honesty, this is no where near blue but a shade of violet. All this blue come about due to lousy cameras. You'll be surprised some expensive DSLRs can't capture the true colours of many V. coerulea hybrids.
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03-08-2015, 01:32 PM
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These colours are true to the flowers as they appear on my laptops. My wife also tells me that this is not blue but purple. I am not so good at discriminating between shades of blue and purple. In any case I know that true blue is extremely rare in flowers and these colours are always difficult to reproduce on any camera.
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