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01-19-2008, 11:08 AM
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Miltassia Howard M. Fitch 'Izumi' - Peloric
Well now. . .
A few weeks ago, I purchased this Miltassia Howard M. Fitch 'Izumi' in bud for about $15.00 at Fantasy Orchids in Denver.
The blooms are now popping open! I've been ooohing & ahhhing over them all week and it JUST occured to me, they're peloric! 
Just so you know, the blooms have a strong pepper scent! |
01-19-2008, 11:57 AM
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What a beauty! 
Good growing, Gwen!  |
01-19-2008, 11:59 AM
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Hiya, Susanne!
GAWD, I love orchids. LOL
Do you think this one will always bloom peloric?
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01-19-2008, 12:02 PM
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From what I understand, the pelorics can switch to "normal" blooming and back again! I have one peloric Phal equestris and it has bloomed peloric for the past few years but that could change at any time if what I've read is right  |
01-19-2008, 12:04 PM
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Very interesting! Sure be fun to see what happens.
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01-19-2008, 12:26 PM
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Whether a peloric flower will go back and forth depends on whether the mutation is stable or not. I think 'Izumi' is stable. If a plant has bloomed out several years in a row with the same degree of pelorism, then it is probably pretty safe to assume it is a stable mutation.
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01-19-2008, 12:33 PM
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Thanks CJ |
01-19-2008, 12:36 PM
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Many thanks, CJ:
I thought 'Izumi' was stable too. . .if so, then why do I have a peloric?  |
01-19-2008, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gmdiaz
Many thanks, CJ:
I thought 'Izumi' was stable too. . .if so, then why do I have a peloric? |
Two possibilities: 1) your plant is mislabeled and may be another clone. 2) clonal mutation from being overcloned.
In the same way that sports happen, occasionally, sometimes there is a mutation in one or a few cells in a meristem. When cloned, sometimes you end up with a lump of cells with a mutation such as pelorism or variegation or something. L. anceps 'SanBar Trilobata' was a clonal sport of 'SanBar Gloriosa' FCC/AOS, for example.
Your particular plant may or may not be a stable sport. Again, it may also be a clone of a different plant all together.
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01-19-2008, 01:07 PM
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Thank you, CJ!
I know next to nothing about this (and I know it shows. . lol) but. . .it looks just like the 'Izumi'. So if correctly labeled, would it follow that it can't really be labeled an "Izumi", once it blooms out to be peloric?
Or would it be correct to say, it's an "Izumi' with a clonal peloric mutation?
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