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Peloric Orchids
On Tue, 18 May 2004 22:33:37 GMT, "GrlIntrpted"
wrote: I found the following definition for peloric on the web: Peloric - In orchids, a term used to describe an unusual and often beautiful (sometimes grotesque) condition where all three petals (instead of just one) attempt to fashion themselves into lip colors and/or shapes. peloric \Pe*lo"ric\, a. (Bot.) Abnormally regular or symmetrical. --Darwin. I have no clue what it really means, when it happens, and why it happens. Can we talk a little bit about this "abnormality"? I really would love to learn about it. Mariana You might want to look through the prior discussion on the subject. The following TinyURL will give you a google search on prior post on the topic: http://tinyurl.com/2au8b In orchids the lip is a modified petal. When the two other petals (generally at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock) start showing characteristics of the lip (shape or color or both), the bloom is referred to a peloric. Whether the result is seen as "beautiful" or "deformed" depends a lot on the personal taste of the viewer. deg |
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