Spring is the best blooming season for trichopilias; some have bloomed already and faded, but some are just now showing off. Here are three marginatas currently in bloom.
Trpla.marginata has single-flowered inflorescences carrying large, fragrant (musky sweet) flowers lasting usually a week to ten days. I has proved a good parent in breeding, producing hybrids such as Charles, Evaline, and Elizabeth Ann.
First one with fairly wide segments which is usually better formed and darker; it has two flowers this year.
Next, a very nicely shaped one with three very large flowers, almost six inches across.
Lastly, one which usually has a much paler pink lip.
It has been mentioned by folks who have experience in the wild that this is a highly variable spoecies with colors which range through the reds, pinks, and even to olive green.
Trpla.marginata has single-flowered inflorescences carrying large, fragrant (musky sweet) flowers lasting usually a week to ten days. I has proved a good parent in breeding, producing hybrids such as Charles, Evaline, and Elizabeth Ann.
First one with fairly wide segments which is usually better formed and darker; it has two flowers this year.
Next, a very nicely shaped one with three very large flowers, almost six inches across.
Lastly, one which usually has a much paler pink lip.
It has been mentioned by folks who have experience in the wild that this is a highly variable spoecies with colors which range through the reds, pinks, and even to olive green.
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