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Thread: Zygopetalum mackayi x Zygo. Artur Elle

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    Very beautiful. Is the lip really so blue or is it more purplish in real?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moniluhum View Post
    Just purchased a Zyg. too. Heard they can take full sun to some extent. Is that how you grow yours?
    Nope, mine grows in quite a shaded shadehouse.

    Quote Originally Posted by Orquiadicto View Post
    Very beautiful. Is the lip really so blue or is it more purplish in real?
    Yep, the photo is actually quite close to its real life colour

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    so it gets full shade?
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    Beautiful blooms Jordan. That blue is particularly stunning. AL

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    Quote Originally Posted by moniluhum View Post
    so it gets full shade?
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    In a nutshell, yes. Or more, filtered shade

    Quote Originally Posted by orchidsal View Post
    Beautiful blooms Jordan. That blue is particularly stunning. AL
    Thanks Al

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