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  1. April 1st, 2013, 09:21 PM #1
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    Default purple orchid flower

    Having a trip to the nursery to get some soil and Pots for my veggie patch and end up with this

    Any suggestion for name?

    Name: IMG00138-20130402-0556.jpg Views: 359 Size: 28.4 KB

    Thx
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  2. April 1st, 2013, 09:59 PM #2
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    maybe a Miltassia Shelob 'Tolkein"
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    too red for a shelob... maybe a hybrid of Miltassia C.M. Fitch 'Izumi'?
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    I'm not expert but what I would say is very beautiful for your new stuff congrats.
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    Looks very much like my Miltassia ' Aztec Toni '

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  6. April 2nd, 2013, 08:35 AM #6
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    Hi All, thx.. will search and check each suggestion name
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