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| Photography Archive 1 Discuss, Butterfly orchid at Orchid Photography forum; This hybrid Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildo' FCC/AOS has been in bloom ... |
07-17-2004, 11:21 AM
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Butterfly orchid
This hybrid Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildo' FCC/AOS has been in bloom forever! As far as I can remember, the four spikes have been in and out of bloom for over 2 years and still blooming! The blooms are quite large and resemble large butterflies on tall skinny spikes.
I also have the parent species Psychopsis papilio which has also been in bloom with 3 spikes for more than a year but flowers are slightly smaller than the hybrid.
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07-17-2004, 01:18 PM
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awesome, pete! 
i love, love, love these plants. my psychopsis mendenhall 'monarch' has a wire growing, and the bud is going to open up anyday now. 
im developing a obsession with these butterfly flowers. my next acquisition will be an alba psychopsis papilio.
good growing, as always, pete!
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07-17-2004, 01:43 PM
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Thanks! Those "wires" do get quite tall and skinny and wirey and will stay in bloom for many years.
Supposedly, this species started the orchid craze in Europe more than a century ago.
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07-17-2004, 01:46 PM
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I love these! very nice pic. If you ever grow tired of this one, it is more than welcome at my place 
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07-17-2004, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Paphraguy
Supposedly, this species started the orchid craze in Europe more than a century ago.
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Really? I always assumed it was a Paph! How about that?
Nice pic Pete.
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07-17-2004, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Forrest
I love these! very nice pic. If you ever grow tired of this one, it is more than welcome at my place |
Thanks! This plant is huge and should be divided. If you're interested, I can sell you a division or trade for a your bess hybrid div. This particular hybrid was recently awarded FCC/AOS! I really like it because the flowers are HUGE bug like and forever in bloom.
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07-17-2004, 02:02 PM
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that is a possibility. The bes belongs to my wife. It is her only orchid, so getting her to part with a div may be a task. but we can definately talk about it when you get ready to divide it.
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07-17-2004, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Forrest
that is a possibility. The bes belongs to my wife. It is her only orchid, so getting her to part with a div may be a task. but we can definately talk about it when you get ready to divide it.
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OK, that sounds fine! Do you know the name of that hybrid or is it a NOID? The Psychopsis Mendenhall needs to be divided 'cause it is getting quite large and taking up slipper space. At one point, I had thought of getting rid of it but this clone just won an FCC/AOS recently, so it's a keeper for now.
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07-17-2004, 04:20 PM
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1 off my favorites.Unusual & beautiful.Have been trying to get hold of 1 myself.
Most of them are mounted , which isn,t practical for me,
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07-17-2004, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by uncasteeb
1 off my favorites.Unusual & beautiful.Have been trying to get hold of 1 myself.
Most of them are mounted , which isn,t practical for me,
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Mine are not mounted (not suitable to where I live) and they are doing perfectly fine in pots.
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