Quote Originally Posted by angela View Post
Having seen this Post, I thought I recognised the name "Francis Hunte" . I made some enquiries and discovered that this gentelman (now deceased), way back in the 1970's was one of a very few growers of orchids on the island , and i bought flowers from him for my flower shop long before I became interested in collecting myself ! His daughter confirmed for me that this orchid was named for him.
I am so happy to have found this out. I will now try to get one for myself.
I love these bits of orchid lore. Thanks Angela.