Seedling from Orchids Ltd. Has bloomed with better form, but still striking. 
C. Frans Hais (4N) (C. Horace Maxima (4N) x C. Winter Giant (4N))
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Looks like a super trianae.
I was going to ask you when yours had recently bloomed and here it is. What is the horizontal spread of the biggest flower? A huge plant, again with a challenging repotting coming up. I think your and my flowers are very similar. Extremely round and closed with Horace really coming through in the shape.
Not huge. The largest flower has a 13cm NS. Lots of recurve in the petals which takes away from the spread. When I see new roots, I’ll divide and repot. Here is a photo of a previous bloom, I think it had a better shape.
monster plant so well grown!
The posterior reflexing definitely reduces the measured horizontal NS. The flower has good substance and clearly looks tetraploid. I think Leslie’s comment “super trianae” makes sense. I keep Frans Hais for this reason.
Thanks, well grown except, it needed repotting over a year ago. My bad, I never got to it.
I really like the flower’s shape and substance. I’ll keep it. If it doesn’t survive my repot (I have to divide it) I’ll beg you for a future division of yours.
Last summer I obsessed about hydrangeas after having attended the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival in July. Came home and for 2 months kept the orchids growing, but did no repotting since I was focused on the outside garden adding hydrangeas to every available space. It’s done now, thankfully, so the price I paid with my orchids is due in full. What was I thinking?? It’s called denial, like somehow they would just stop growing!?!
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I understand about the Hydrangeas!
On hydrangeas ( but nothing on the more unusual ones like aspera):
Probably because they are not very showy, so not that popular. Have you seen the cascading hydrangea ‘Fairytrail Bride’? It is stunning but only hardy to zone 7 so not reliably hardy here. Best show is in a large pot, but has to overwinter in a garage or cold frame. Here is mine this spring. It was a new plant so about twice as wide and pendulous now.
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Yup. I got one from NurCar. The one I really want is H. serrata Gotembi Nishiki
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/graham-rice/new-plants/hydrangea-euphoria-pink
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/graham-rice/new-plants/hydrangea-euphoria-pink
That’s lovely. I might have to get one of these!! If you find it anywhere let me know.
