Blooming accelerating

May 14, 2005


I once said that Gaskelliana Coeruleas grow like weeds in my house and somebody thought it was an exaggeration. Well, on the left are three plants, two of Cattleya Gaskelliana Mimi x Aida and one is Cattleya Gaskelliana Blue Dragon x self. Between the three of them there are 38 flowers and nine buds which should open momentarily. On the right is a close up of three Cattleya Gaskelliana Blue Dragon x self



This is a species from Australia called Dendrobium Cucumerinum. On the left picture you can see the leaves that resemble cucumbers, thus the name. Now. I have to clarify that while the leaves look like they should, the flowers are different tha  the ones I found in books or the Internet. Maybe someone from Australia or familiar with the plant can clarify. On the right, a close up of this strange flowers


 



My frined Bruni is always asking me aboutthe difference between hybrids and species. On the left is a Cattleya Hybrid that I like. It resembles a pink Cattleya Gaskelliana, but it is bigger with much wider petals. Notice there is some flaring. On the right is a hybrid of Equitant Oncidiums or Tolumnia, as they are otherwise known. The original species comes from the Caribbean. This is called Pepper.

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