One of my Favs!

[WhiteRabbit]

Lovely!

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by DeaC

Flora and fauna habitats are in jeopardy for sure. Documentaries are either very hopeful about the future or so full of doom that it's difficult to watch.I've always felt the world population is out of control and depleting the things that future generations will not see. Pray for change!

Yep. But many are meticulous and balanced and objective!
I do all I can to work to mitigate all this (including in my work).....cause we are all in this....together.

I think honest efforts are everything, also a linchpin of happiness.

[BettyE]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Actual color of this flower is misrepresented here.
Perhaps it's the light, or the camera, or both.

The upper left corner of both pictures do show real color of the blooms though.

I have not noticed this so called "Salmon pink" flowers turn anything near yellow. They stay that way the whole time.

I have to say it smells really nice.

I'm posting a picture of nicely grown specimen from a recent show, which shows the true color of this hybrid.

CORRECT! Mine is a salmon pink also, exactly like the picture in NYCorchidmans' post. BettyE.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by BettyE

CORRECT! Mine is a salmon pink also, exactly like the picture in NYCorchidmans' post. BettyE.

Hi.

I believe the color of the specimen in question is pale or "baby" pink, as is also depicted in what I came upon via the AOS (see link.).

As I shared right off, mine opens that color, then, after delving, I discovered as per the AOS, is a documented phenomenon, it metamorphoses first into peach, then apricot......the last color phase is what my image depicts accurately. And yes, it is deliciously fragrant. I can only share and depict the reality of mine.

This seems to be a popular hybrid for many and obvious reasons! I have enjoyed mine.....esp the color morphing show.....for many years, and, am about to again very soon!!

It's also a very good grower and entirely reliable bloomer!

[NYCorchidman]

Nope, baby pink or baby blue is pastel tone of each color as common baby clothes.

Salmon pink is hard to explain as many complex colors are, but basically when you see the color of salmon meat when cooked, that sort of shows what people say as salmon pink.

Again, even mericlone can be variable, but your particular image I doubt is true color. Are the leaves yellow too then?
It is quite obvious actually.

[quiltergal]

Baby pink has no orange or yellow undertones. Of the 38 photos of this hybrid in OrchidWiz all of them had a yellow/orange undertone. They ran from cream to yellowish to light salmon to dark salmon.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Baby pink has no orange or yellow undertones. Of the 38 photos of this hybrid in OrchidWiz all of them had a yellow/orange undertone. They ran from cream to yellowish to light salmon to dark salmon.

YES! Exactly, re baby pink....and pls see what I am about to share in response to NYCorchidman....mine absolutely OPEN baby pink, and then, they MORPH.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Nope, baby pink or baby blue is pastel tone of each color as common baby clothes.

Salmon pink is hard to explain as many complex colors are, but basically when you see the color of salmon meat when cooked, that sort of shows what people say as salmon pink.

Again, even mericlone can be variable, but your particular image I doubt is true color. Are the leaves yellow too then?
It is quite obvious actually.

Sigh.
First, again, I am not about combat… dynamic, productive exchanges, absolutely; combat, assaults…no.
I find the latter----all need to be right isometrics-- toxic and unhealthy.

I am putting up the other image from that day re the last bloom of mine; it blooms ongoing, usually twice a year when new bulbs mature, and, the temps, the intensity of the light which, along with the angle of the light change during the year and, in this, impact the degree of the color morphing.

Perhaps yours---I assume you didn’t have it long, you said it was virused---never manifested the morphing, which, as we now know, is an officially documented phenomenon, or yours was not identical to my clone, I have no clue; I can only share the reality of mine, and my long experience with it. I assumed all of them did this.

Link below, via Benjamin Moore (we only use their products in my building) is a depiction of baby pink.
baby pink 2085-70 Paint - Benjamin Moore baby pink Paint Color Details

Not really a subject for debate, forget combat, Most people know what baby pink looks like: pale pink, as I would call the color of the flowers on the plant in the pic you put up. And that is exactly how my blooms OPEN on this plant. BUT NO WAY do they remain that way.

The color apricot varies in intensity, but it always has yellow underlying….or, as the AOS called it, orange (I can now see why). Baby pink does not.

Given I am sure you are a careful grower, I doubt yours became virused in your care, but, rather was virused when you bought it. Do you remember whom you bought it from? I would think that would be a good and REALLY useful thing to know.

On our way out.

[NYCorchidman]

Ok, my picture is not of very good quality to see the exactly color, and it looks what you call baby pink, which by the way, I already said it is "pale" pink, so I do not understand what the big fuss is all about.

No one is combating or anything here.
The way you put it, then you can be "accused of" the same thing you say. Every time someone says something different, you attack and defend calling this and that.
why is it that when others share theirs it is "all need to be right" but when you do it, is it not the same thing?
See my point? ok, let's get past it now.

I'm just sharing my observations and opinions on your picture. As much as I'd like to believe you ( and I know that the color does change with time, sure) and yet, your picture very much looks like it's somehow shaded or altered by something. be it light, camera whatever. It just does. Ask everyone!

Back to the color on the picture of the specimen I shared, take a closer look at the color of the sepals and notice the difference as compared to the color of the petals.

I mean, in person, of course it would be more accurate and obvious, but in this picture, yes, petals look baby pink and in real life, it was salmon pink.

The color does not change due to virus, but it was just streaked.
Mine pretty much stayed the same salmon pink (like the one in the picture I posted) the whole time, except near the end of its life, it did show some yellowish cast as many dying flowers do. so I guess that makes it apricot or whatever.

I am very familiar with this hybrid, have seen it so many times.

I do not want to disclose the particular vendor I got it from because I don't think it is fair.
It's not like he is someone intentionally distributing virused plants. Virused plants are very common ( a lot more than people want to believe) and not every plant can be tested. Many do not show any symptoms any ways.
So by saying who it is, I'm afraid the vendor will get bad rep. Virused plants are pretty much in every greenhouse, especially where they grow many older clones or where they have to make cuts on lots of plants to make divisions. sad reality, but what can I do?

I just keep what grows and blooms "normally" and whatever look funny goes. Simple.

[RosieC]

sigh

Please everyone keep things friendly and when we disagree with each other (which is inevitable) please don't get combative about it.



Back on the subject of colour, just be aware that different monitors/phones/tablets can show the colour completely differently. So while it may appear one way (and appear true colour) to the person who took the photo it may be quite different on another.

I know this from using several screens to view OB. On the current PC I have two monitors, on one the photos in this thread seem very different to on the other. When I view them on my phone they are different again. I can't compare directly with my laptop but I know it's usually different again.