Hi all,
Someone brought in what was labeled "Den. farmeri v. aurea" to AOS judging
in SF on June 1. The plant looked just like a typical Den. farmeri - four
sided pseudobulbs, etc. but the flowers were a uniform gold color instead of
the two-tone white flower with gold lip.
A photograph of the flower can be found he
http://tinyurl.com/36hje
The book Dendrobium and its Relatives makes no mention of a solid gold
colored form.
Is this really a species or is it a hybrid? No one had heard of the 'v.
aurea' form of Den. farmeri, including Ron Parsons.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-Eric in SF
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