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12-06-2015, 10:33 AM
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Holcoglossum flavescens
One year ago, I only had one Holcoglossum species. During 2014 I bloomed several intergeneric hybrids with Holcoglossums as one of the parents, which led to interest in this genus.
I ordered several from Hengduan in China (Holger Perner), and went a bit hog wild at Andy's at the SEPOS show.
Shipment from Hengduan arrived in February, and the smallest (H. flavescens) promptly bloomed. Unfortunately the photos I took then were not very good.
After a summer in the greenhouse, the plant has grown a second fan, and it is now blooming again. The piece of cork it is mounted on, is exactly 1.75" square, and in the photos I am using a regular staking bamboo to hold it upright.
However, not only does this miniature have proportionately very large flowers (3/4" NS), but they are also much fuller than most other Holcoglossums. I intend to breed with this one, to create more compact plants.
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12-06-2015, 11:34 AM
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Beauitful!
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12-06-2015, 07:47 PM
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What a little cutie!
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11-15-2016, 01:33 PM
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Great looking little flowers!
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