Today I went to John M. and picked up this famous hangianum posted many years ago as ‘First Class Charlie’. It is as stunning in person as in the pics. Thank you John for parting with it under my care. I’m just ecstatic!
Flowers measure 15-cm NS, with a lemony ‘Menthos’ fragrance. First flower was bruised in bud but second flower opened flawlessly. Substance is thick with a satiny texture, downy in petal base. Color is creamy yellow, almost butter yellow. Plant is very compact at tip to tip
NS = 15 cm
Petals = 8 cmL x 7 cmW
Dorsal = 7 cmL x 6 cmW
Synsepal = 7 cmL x 7 cmW
Pouch = 4.5 cmW x 5 cmL
Plant = 25 cm total width
Max leaf size = 13 cm x 5 cm
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As John mentioned to me, the flowers can get bigger on a single bloom plant carrying more strength. Currently it has to divide resources to two heavy flowers.
I’m tempted to rename plant to ‘MoonCake’.
Flowers measure 15-cm NS, with a lemony ‘Menthos’ fragrance. First flower was bruised in bud but second flower opened flawlessly. Substance is thick with a satiny texture, downy in petal base. Color is creamy yellow, almost butter yellow. Plant is very compact at tip to tip
NS = 15 cm
Petals = 8 cmL x 7 cmW
Dorsal = 7 cmL x 6 cmW
Synsepal = 7 cmL x 7 cmW
Pouch = 4.5 cmW x 5 cmL
Plant = 25 cm total width
Max leaf size = 13 cm x 5 cm
![DAD9ED07-4E83-42D2-9972-BE87D90603A6.jpeg DAD9ED07-4E83-42D2-9972-BE87D90603A6.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/25/25611-c6203618efd32bd0efa0efe1866c905f.jpg)
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As John mentioned to me, the flowers can get bigger on a single bloom plant carrying more strength. Currently it has to divide resources to two heavy flowers.
I’m tempted to rename plant to ‘MoonCake’.
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