Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball (Barbara LeAnn 'Select' x Rosalie Dixler 'FV')

[johnndc]

Hey everyone, I'm back Have been taking a hiatus from the addiction. Well, kind of. I still have 2/3 of my plants, but have been winnowing them down to the ones I truly like, and have been spending less time online orchiding. But, this is one I've been waiting a few years for, so I thought I'd share It's my Fox Valley Fireball that I bought from Tom Kalina at Fox Valley Orchids probably two or 3 years ago now. It's near impossible to capture the color correctly,but this is about as close as I could get (I had the flower next to my monitor when editing this photo). The flower is a bit more velvety in person, darker and a tad more yellow too I'd say. Anyway, this is pretty close. It's 7.9 cm tip to tip, and this is the first bloom - seems to have at least 3 other blooms coming, if not more.

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Worth the wait!

 

[Greenorchid]

What a color!!!:drool:
Excellent, really :clap:

 

[Hien]

Hey everyone, I'm back Have been taking a hiatus from the addiction. Well, kind of. I still have 2/3 of my plants, but have been winnowing them down to the ones I truly like, and have been spending less time online orchiding. But, this is one I've been waiting a few years for, so I thought I'd share It's my Fox Valley Fireball that I bought from Tom Kalina at Fox Valley Orchids probably two or 3 years ago now. It's near impossible to capture the color correctly,but this is about as close as I could get (I had the flower next to my monitor when editing this photo). The flower is a bit more velvety in person, darker and a tad more yellow too I'd say. Anyway, this is pretty close. It's 7.9 cm tip to tip, and this is the first bloom - seems to have at least 3 other blooms coming, if not more.

I feel that I have to do the same too, to be able to really taking care of the ones I like.
This flower is outrageously beautiful.

 

[Elena]

Wow!

 

[likespaphs]

super cool!

 

[JeanLux]

A sharp picture and strong color!! Jean

 

[Heather]

Gosh that's nice! If you find it isn't one of your favorites, I'm sure you can find a nice home for it! Nice to have you back, too, John.

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap: Hope mine turns out as nice!!! :drool::drool:

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids! I went to the woodstream open house. Traffic in DC is ridiculous! :rollhappy:

 

[Jorch]

That's gorgeous!! :clap: Really too bad we can't get such a great hybrid here in the great white north :sob:

 

[Candace]

That's looks pretty damn near perfect to me.

 

[Scooby5757]

LOVE IT!!!!

:drool:

 

[e-spice]

Great looking plant. I got one of those - it bloomed and I liked it so much I ordered another one from Tom.

e-spice

 

[Gilda]

:drool: Very nice !!:clap:

 

[streetmorrisart]

This is always a great-looking cross and yours is spectacular! :clap:

 

[John M]

Super nice! I love it!

 

[SlipperFan]

That's beautiful. You should show it to Tom Kalina.

 

[rdlsreno]

That is awesome!!!:drool:


Ramon

 

[NYEric]

That's beautiful. You should show it to Tom Kalina.

I'm telling you, tom doesn't exist. He's like the Easter bunny; or maybe he was just made up by the ladies who work up front at Hauserman's.