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Old 04-28-2007, 04:07 PM
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Received this in trade this past fall. Cute little flower. Oh and the color is quite accurate



Max. variabilis dark form
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Looks like sugar coated chocolate! That must be the 'blackest' orchid I've ever seen! Very interesting!
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I've never seen this specie before. Thanks for sharing! How big is the flower and the plant?
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Nor me - color is wicked!
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yummy! this guy looks soo cool!
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Nice color! We see soo few dark orchids. Very intriging!
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And it has something inside - something like a black pearl!
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Lovely dark color.
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