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My 2 plants of this Aerides in flower now. Rightly named also, magnifica. Aer. magnifica #1 by WEST VIC, on Flickr Aer. magnifica #2 by WEST VIC, on Flickr

Superbly flowered plant David.

annamense I think is a pale background flower with a heavy rose/red flush dorsal. There are a few variations on Dr. google. You get an idea though. This was checked as best as possible by a Botanist & he confirmed to the 99% degree this is a villosum, what its make up is is unknown. Other plants...

I bought this in Feb' last year. Seller bought an expensive flask supposedly of the var' annamense. Clearly not but that didn't matter to me. The plant put a lot into growth & this one & only flower could have been better but next time multiple flowers hopefully. 20190602_114447 by WEST VIC, on...

If it were Blc Angel, it would be now Rlc. Angel. A date is only applied where a name change occurs and there is already a plant named that in that group. Example, Sc. Smithianum, Sophronitis now a Cattleya so it become C. Smithianum but there is already a plant with that name, then dates say...

The RHS list of Name registrations have the new genus name (in abrev's, Rlc etc) & the former in brackets after it. Some of these changes aren't new, they have been around for years, some recently. Its not widely publicised or advertised by those authorities in countries that should be...

For info sake, the Genus name ie Sophronitis, Laelia, Oncidium, Schomburgkia & so have ALL had changes over the last few year, much to the disgust of Orchid growers. It has effected 10's to 1000's of orchid names from species to hybrids. For species name changes, refer to the Kew List of...

Slightly fragrant.

Had to post this, I hope members like it. 20190202_164034 by WEST VIC, on Flickr

Very similar, white with the deep red/purple lip. I haven't seen this one before so I don't know it's authenticity or award. The 3 Melody Fair's I've now see are all white with the same lip, shape is the variant. Carol, then Mishima, then the ebay one IMO,

Oz, were you after the white Catt with the purple lip? C. Melody Fair. It's not Carol but very close,,C. Melody Fair 'Mishima' http://sunnyvieworchids.com.au/. 50mm pot but their plants are very good, the ones I got were anyway.

Paph Mamie Wilson Could find only this one pic of my cross & not my plant either. The owner bought quite a few off me.. Mamie Wilson by WEST VIC, on Flickr

I have the primulinum & an earlier plant crossed it with a good lowii, the plants I've seen flower from my cross have been very good. I would definitely like a plant or two of tigrina for sure. Was given one years ago but so small it had no hope of living & it didn't. The supplier lost all his...

1st pic is the new plant to flower. Already flowered when purchased but flower not seen by me. 2nd one is the seedling of the cross I bought, posted again for comparison. Colour of 1st pic not great, sorry. 20190128_130703 by WEST VIC, on Flickr 20190128_130749 by WEST VIC, on Flickr

My very old pic of an insigne 'Harefield Hall' bth_PinsigneHHall by WEST VIC, on Flickr

Justin, it's well & truly in existence, it the ignorance of many growers to recognise what they have or buy is right or wrong. The continuance of selling the wrongly named plant to get their money back or make a quick $$ perpetuates the problems. I've known this plant since the late 1950's &...

This plant sort of does, like this type of cross it may take more maturity of plant to show sequential flowering. Saying that, the second plant which is a much larger & previously flowered plant, definitely does show sequential signs. I don't think it will happen this year as the heat seems to...

This is a 1st flowering seedling. I bought the plant back in Sept '18, not thinking it would flower. I have a much larger plant in bud, already flowered but I don't know what it looks like. 20190114_202002 by WEST VIC, on Flickr 20190114_200918 by WEST VIC, on Flickr

Yes, one of the rare "genuine" HH's posted in many a day.

A 1st flowering seedling, one I might just have to hold onto for a few more flowerings. 20190107_102042 by WEST VIC, on Flickr