These first blooms came from the Tokyo Dome show in February of this year, the last international show I attended and judged at. They are from Japanese breeding. Will do measurements when fully expanded in a week.
I find the markings very clear against a white background. I had hoped for more reds in the dorsal though. Petals also twists far back. Two of three have opened. Maybe the third might be red
! Size will get larger on stronger plants. Still love the oriental curving ‘Pagoda’ look to these.
Just to be clear that I’m not complaining lol. I’m happy to be able to keep these alive, let alone to bloom them! They are not the easiest to keep happy. Lots of water and never dry out. Cool winter nights too.
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I find the markings very clear against a white background. I had hoped for more reds in the dorsal though. Petals also twists far back. Two of three have opened. Maybe the third might be red
![Crossed fingers :fingers_crossed: 🤞](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f91e.png)
Just to be clear that I’m not complaining lol. I’m happy to be able to keep these alive, let alone to bloom them! They are not the easiest to keep happy. Lots of water and never dry out. Cool winter nights too.
![70BF75FA-62C4-4ABB-BD86-03AEB649D760.jpeg 70BF75FA-62C4-4ABB-BD86-03AEB649D760.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/21/21670-7e86f3b9fe19e37dc4c3af0bcba04a6e.jpg)
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