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A Former Beallara
Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
Formerly a Beallara, this hybrid has since been reclassified in the Aliceara genus. This is now a resident in the National Orchid Garden.
This was taken against dark undergrowth with the exposure biased 1-2/3 stops darker. Generally, the Fujifilm used for this could produce quite realistic colours, so these were left as is.
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Howard’s Dream
Beallara Marfitch ‘Howard’s Dream’ in the National Orchid Garden. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
Spontaneous field trip to Taylor Orchids
Spontaneous field trip to Taylor Orchids
Oct. 4, 2014: When Larry got home from work and mentioned how cold it’s really getting outside, we were reminded of our first ever attempt to visit Taylor Orchids in the middle of winter (story told here). This encouraged us to take an impromptu trip out there to take advantage of the remaining “not too cold” days.
Paph. charlesworthii ‘Littlebit’ CCM/AOS
We were excited to have had the chance to…
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We will miss having Larry's Orchids being near
We will miss having Larry’s Orchids being near
Sept. 26, 2014: It’s Larry’s day off today so he took the opportunity to hang out at Larry’s Tropical Plants (it will always be Larry’s Orchids and Tropicals for us!). As the end of the month draws near, the time for Larry’s Tropical Plants to move to their new home in Grayling, MI.
The warehouse is practically empty!
When Larry got there to hang out with Scott and Phil, he got put to work…
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Bordine's is just around the corner
Bordine’s is just around the corner
Jun. 1, 2014: Tis the season for garden centers/greenhouses/plant nurseries commercials on TV. One we always see is that for Bordine’s. Their ad and website don’t mention anything about having orchids but after the treasure trove at Wiegand’s (their website had no mention of orchids either), we’re going to check out every place we can.
When we plugged the address into the GPS, I was surprised to…
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BLOOM NUMBER 3 There were three labels attached to the pot. One said Encyclia prismatocarpum, the second Aliceara Pacific Nova 'Butter Buds,' and the third Beallara Pluto’s Drummer 'Pacific Pink.' The last two are intergenerics based partly on Brassia. As a matter of fact, the flower looks similar to Brassia verrucosa. It definitely doesn’t look like a Beallara and while close to Encyclia isn’t one of them. The best fit is Aliceara Pacific Nova 'Butter Buds' and that is what this is. Yes, intergenerics have funny long names because they are chosen by breeders who tend to show no regard for scientific names. At this point let me explain what intergenerics are. I didn’t know, either, until recently. A hybrid is created when two different species within the same genus are cross bred, e.g., horse and zebra. Hybrids are also known as interspecifics. In general, nature doesn’t allow cross breeding between different genera. So we can’t cross humans with chimpanzees (even if we characterize people we don’t like that way). However, cross breeding between genera is possible in orchids between certain genera. Apparently, this is because the separation occurred relatively recent in terms of biological time. These are called intergenerics. Aliceara is a three-way cross between Brassia, Miltonia, and Oncidium. This plant has 24-inch floral spikes which on average have 12 blooms each. Each bloom is about 5-6” in diameter. Its sepals and petals are yellow with a slight touch of green and have brown spots. The labellum is yellow overall but white with purple splotches near the column. This bloomed in mid-September. Orchids showing this Brassia look are commonly known as spider orchids.
xAliceara Marfitch 'Howard's Dream'
New York Botanical Garden
