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Cattleya Nigritian "King of Kings"
Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and
remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. |
A search using google turned up only a cross using it as a parent, and it's
in Australia. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "Ray" wrote in message nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. |
Ray,
I learned about this plant just a few weeks ago from a local cattleya grower. The gentleman is 80 years old and has most of the classics in his collection. In some cases he has 10 or more cultivars of a certain cross! He mentioned that he has been in pursuit of this plant for quite some time now. He knows of people that have it. Apparently the folks that have it keep it closely held and distribute divisions only through the good-ole-boy-network. The word is that this is such a nice and unusual plant that the current owners don't want it cloned and mass-distributed. Since some of them have paid upwards of $5000 for a division they want to protect their investment! Can't say I blame them! Good luck hunting for this one! I'll keep my eyes out also! Garland "Ray" wrote in message nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. |
Ray,
I learned about this plant just a few weeks ago from a local cattleya grower. The gentleman is 80 years old and has most of the classics in his collection. In some cases he has 10 or more cultivars of a certain cross! He mentioned that he has been in pursuit of this plant for quite some time now. He knows of people that have it. Apparently the folks that have it keep it closely held and distribute divisions only through the good-ole-boy-network. The word is that this is such a nice and unusual plant that the current owners don't want it cloned and mass-distributed. Since some of them have paid upwards of $5000 for a division they want to protect their investment! Can't say I blame them! Good luck hunting for this one! I'll keep my eyes out also! Garland "Ray" wrote in message nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. |
Here's Nigritian without "King of Kings":
http://www.seidel.com.br/portugues/lista_precos104.pdf Sorry I couldn't do better. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "Ray" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 15.11.04 |
Here's Nigritian without "King of Kings":
http://www.seidel.com.br/portugues/lista_precos104.pdf Sorry I couldn't do better. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "Ray" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 15.11.04 |
I have a Cattleya King of Kings,it is a young plant.That is all i know of
it! -- Thanks Keith,England,UK. "Reka" wrote in message ... Here's Nigritian without "King of Kings": http://www.seidel.com.br/portugues/lista_precos104.pdf Sorry I couldn't do better. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "Ray" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 15.11.04 |
JEM Orchids also used it in a hybrid.
www.jemorchids.com/jem_cattleyas.html They crossed it with Blc. Wattana Emperor. It's their cross number 645. Interestingly, they also use C. Nigritian 'Treasure' in a hybrid. The e-mail address in the header is bogus. Send no mail there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
JEM Orchids also used it in a hybrid.
www.jemorchids.com/jem_cattleyas.html They crossed it with Blc. Wattana Emperor. It's their cross number 645. Interestingly, they also use C. Nigritian 'Treasure' in a hybrid. The e-mail address in the header is bogus. Send no mail there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
Elmore Orchids sold division of it recently. Priced under $100. He might
have more. Richard "kenty ;-)" wrote in message ... I have a Cattleya King of Kings,it is a young plant.That is all i know of it! -- Thanks Keith,England,UK. "Reka" wrote in message ... Here's Nigritian without "King of Kings": http://www.seidel.com.br/portugues/lista_precos104.pdf Sorry I couldn't do better. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "Ray" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... Is it still possible to obtain this plant? I saw it a long time ago and remember it very fondly, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone have any leads. It was a beautiful dark, dark, purple...almost black as I recall. Any help would be appreciated. Ray L. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 15.11.04 |
I couldn't help but notice that both of those hybrids were to be yellow.
I guess that deep dark color is easily over powered. Steve Aaron Hicks wrote: JEM Orchids also used it in a hybrid. www.jemorchids.com/jem_cattleyas.html They crossed it with Blc. Wattana Emperor. It's their cross number 645. Interestingly, they also use C. Nigritian 'Treasure' in a hybrid. The e-mail address in the header is bogus. Send no mail there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
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