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Black bloom on Phal
The local orchid club had their meeting last night and the guest
speaker was an orchid grower in KC. One of the plants he brought to offer for sale was a phal hybrid with such dark blooms they looked black, there was no white or lighter markings. The blooms were small, between 2 and 3 inches and the plant was in wonderful shape. He didn't have a tag or name, and didn't remember off-hand where he got it. Apparently in order to grow for the bloom market, he buys untested / unidentified plants. They are heavily discounted for volume buyers. Anyway, it was striking. I didn't buy it, didn't want to pay $35 for a NOID and drive 40 miles in 20F to get it home. I am intrigued, does anyone know of such a bloom, the lineage, what it may be called, and where it was propagated? Next time I'm in KC, I'll try and find out more about it, if he's able to get any more information from his supplier. TIA, Nancy |
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Black bloom on Phal
Most super dark Phals are of the Golden Peoker lineage, as far as I can
tell. This one sounds like Ho's Fascinating Mirage. Check it out http://www.cattleya.idv.tw/modules/m...o.php?lid=3719 Cheers, Xi Nancy G. wrote: The local orchid club had their meeting last night and the guest speaker was an orchid grower in KC. One of the plants he brought to offer for sale was a phal hybrid with such dark blooms they looked black, there was no white or lighter markings. The blooms were small, between 2 and 3 inches and the plant was in wonderful shape. He didn't have a tag or name, and didn't remember off-hand where he got it. Apparently in order to grow for the bloom market, he buys untested / unidentified plants. They are heavily discounted for volume buyers. Anyway, it was striking. I didn't buy it, didn't want to pay $35 for a NOID and drive 40 miles in 20F to get it home. I am intrigued, does anyone know of such a bloom, the lineage, what it may be called, and where it was propagated? Next time I'm in KC, I'll try and find out more about it, if he's able to get any more information from his supplier. TIA, Nancy |
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Black bloom on Phal
Thank you very much. With a name I was able to search and also found
phal Ever Spring Prince "Light" black orchid. There are two possibilities now. He did have another of the black phals with white outlining the petals. That may have been a sibling of the one I described. Oh well, it was still too, cold for the drive. With my luck something would have gone wrong with my car, and at 20F and wind chill , I didn't want to risk it. Again, thank you. |
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Black bloom on Phal
On 7 Dec 2005 07:24:03 -0800, "Nancy G."
wrote: Thank you very much. With a name I was able to search and also found phal Ever Spring Prince "Light" black orchid. There are two possibilities now. He did have another of the black phals with white outlining the petals. That may have been a sibling of the one I described. Oh well, it was still too, cold for the drive. With my luck something would have gone wrong with my car, and at 20F and wind chill , I didn't want to risk it. Again, thank you. If you think there is a possible plant on offer. .. Carry one of the cheap Styrofoam coolers in your car. Take it in to the meeting (sale) it will warm inside enough to get your plant home in safety.. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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Black bloom on Phal
No problem, glad I could help. From what I've seen though, Ever Spring
Prince cultivars generally present with dark plum, but nothing that could be mistaken for black. Do you remember the shape of the petals? Ever Spring Prince has the "classic" phal shape, whilst Ho's Fascinating Mirage has more of a star shape, simply due to the lineage. The latter has about 20% of amabilis, aphrodite, sanderiana, schilleriana, and stuartiana. By contrast, the former has about 62% of those same species in it's background. Cheers, Xi Nancy G. wrote: Thank you very much. With a name I was able to search and also found phal Ever Spring Prince "Light" black orchid. There are two possibilities now. He did have another of the black phals with white outlining the petals. That may have been a sibling of the one I described. Oh well, it was still too, cold for the drive. With my luck something would have gone wrong with my car, and at 20F and wind chill , I didn't want to risk it. Again, thank you. |
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Black bloom on Phal
There was no white on the forward petals. The substance of the bloom
looked more like Ho's Fascinating Mirage. Small blooms but heavy (thick) waxy petals. I should have taken the chance and bought the darned thing. It will be a while before I find another like it. I wish I had at least taken my camera. I'll get a chance to go there after the weather lifts a bit. Right now KC is under a winter advisory and expecting between 10 and 14" of snow. Unusual because it is so cold for that accumulation. The grower has space in one of the old quarry "caves" so his plants are "finished" to bloom under halogen lights with all climate controlled conditions. It was an "honest" plant, with good roots in good mix. Not the overhandled abused plants that I usually see. The biggest problem I could see with it was the crown and leaves faced nearly straight up. That is an invitation for crown rot, and phals are vulnerable naturally. Xi, I appreciate your help in this. Nancy |
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