Few others at recent show

[paphioboy]

The main winners. Best local hybrid, phal Samera (bellina x violacea).



Best species, a ball of Dendrobium finisterrae (section Latouria):



A specimen dend anosmum.


Specimen phal fimbriata


Forgot the name of this BLC/RLC:

 

[paphioboy]

There were several phal equestris alba at the show, and some for sale:


Phal stuartiana. Couldn't get the whole spike as background was messy.


A dark dend bracteosum. A very good colour for the species.


Ascocenda Ladda Gold, which resembles Asco miniatum / garayi quite a bit:


One of the recent importations of miniature Taiwanese phal hybrids.

 

[paphioboy]

Paravanda noID:


Hybrid of Opsistylis Suree, a complex vandaceous hybrid:


I like the colour and stippling of this hybrid, but noID:


Rhynchostylis coelestis blue, now is the season


A small-flowered red vanda species, not sure which. The lip doesn't look like limbata


A recently popular hybrid of Christensonia (Vanda) vietnamica and Rhynchostylis coelestis. The vietnamica is dominant for flower shape and colour but the hybrid inherits the erect spike habit and good flower spacing from coelestis.




Interesting hybrid of vanda (Taprobanea) spathulata, an Indian species. I bought 3 cuttings.




Wall of mini phals and foliage

 

[AdamD]

Awesome pics, thanks for the tour!

 

[Happypaphy7]

All very beautiful!!!!!

I like the white vanda hybrids that you bought the cuttings of.
I thought they were phal hybrid at a first glance, very cute!!!

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing. Really nice leaves on that Phal. Samera!! If you can send me a Phal. equestris alba like that please do so.

 

[abax]

That Phal. fimbriata stole the show for me. I love that
Phal. and can't find one anywhere. Actually, the whole
show was rather amazing.

 

[paphioboy]

All very beautiful!!!!!

I like the white vanda hybrids that you bought the cuttings of.
I thought they were phal hybrid at a first glance, very cute!!!

Yes, the flower shape does resemble some of the novelty phal hybrids with phal lobbii/parishii blood (usually named with Yaphon etc..). The growth habit of this one is like Papilionanthe (terete leaved vanda), which is tall, lanky with many aerial roots.

There were several other specimen plants (bulbo, catasetum) but the flowers already faded since I could only attend on the second last day.

 

[theshatterings]

That's a great Samera! And I want to know what they feed that Phal fimbriata...

 

[paphioboy]

That's a great Samera! And I want to know what they feed that Phal fimbriata...

No problem, I can ask for you. I think those two plants are owned by the same people.

 

[Marco]

Great pics.

Thanks!

 

[Lanmark]

Wow! That's all pretty amazing!

 

[Ozpaph]

some very pretty things.

 

[SlipperFan]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Kawarthapine]

Thanks for posting...

How do you ever find time to do in situ tours with local shows like that?