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Thread: Can anyone ID these 2 Cattelya orchids Please

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  1. April 8th, 2013, 11:59 PM #1
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    Default Can anyone ID these 2 Cattelya orchids Please

    Can anyone ID these 2 Cattelya's the first one has a large flower and a nice perfume it could from the George King family and the other one is smaller no perfume its just pretty.
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    Both are hybrids, and there are so many similar ones out there, plus variability within a single hybrid, that you're never going to know for sure. If someone claims they can ID it from the flower, they're kidding themselves and trying to kid you.

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    Thanks for your answer they are lovely to look at with or without a name.
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    The first one is very attractive! I don't recognize either.
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