This blog is an eclectic mix of orchid culture, tropical fish keeping and Amazon parrot behavior. It also has stories just about anything I find interesting. Este blog es una mezcla eclectica del cultivo de las orquideas, el cuidado de los peces tropicales y el comportamiento de las cotorras Amazona. Tambien tiene historias de todo lo que encuentro interesante.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Rlc. Regal Red 'Paradise' x Laelia undulata 'Waldor'
A cross of a Rhyncholaeliocattleya with a Laelia of the group formerly classified as Schomburkia. The hybrid has a lovely color that this photo doesn't really capture well. The flower doesn't resemble much either parent. Rlc. Regal Red is a round red flower, and Laelia undulata produces a head of small wavy flowers on a long inflorescence.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Rhynchodendrum Cabalgata en Verde x Brassavola cucullata
This hybrid is a cross of Rhynchodendrum Cabalgata en Verde (Epidendrum ciliare x Rhyncholaelia digbyana) and Brassavola cucullata. It has a fimbriate lip that shows mainly the influence of Epi. ciliare and B. cucullata.
A cross of Lc. Lory Ann 'Paradise' x Myrmecophila lyonsii
This cross of Lc. Lory Ann 'Paradise' and Myrmecophila lyonsii is a large plant that produces a head of lilac colored flowers. The flowers have different orientations but that is due to the fact that the Myr. lyonsii parent has non resupinate flowers.