Bl. Yellow Bird (Richard Meuler x Nordosa)

[DirtyCoconuts]

such a pretty flower in my humble opinion...and i love the way it opens....like a rocket deploying its payload

Twins by J Solo, on Flickr

Twins by J Solo, on Flickr

and a biiiit more open
Stuff by J Solo, on Flickr


and one of the other Brassavolas getting ready to open
Twins by J Solo, on Flickr

[Dollythehun]

Soon that flower will turn pure yellow. I too like the way it changes color.

[Ray]

OK, DC. If you're going to get as serious about orchids as it appears you are, you need to work on your naming accuracy, both spelling and nomenclature.

Brassocattleya Yellow Bird is a cross of the species, Brassavola nodosa, with the pollen of the hybrid Brassocattleya Richard Mueller. Bc. Richard Mueller is a cross of Cattleya (formerly Laelia) milleri on Brassavola nodosa.

There ain't nuthin' named "Nordosa", and "Meuler" is just plain wrong.

[DirtyCoconuts]

is there a shame smiley

in my defenses, meager as it is, the issue is mostly with my spelling lol


from now on i'll just post the tag and be quiet LOL

Twins by J Solo, on Flickr

[neophyte]

it's a lovely bloom.

from now on i'll just post the tag and be quiet LOL

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PS I decided to scroll through the (substantial) list of smileys and found two slightly related ones:

lol the second one is me every day

[DirtyCoconuts]

hahaha YES
is how i am feeling

[Ray]

The tag is wrong, too.

Brassavola nodosa, being a species, should not have the "N" capitalized.

[DirtyCoconuts]

that neither surprises me nor inspires confidence LOL

and here i am...just trying to learn.

[fishmom]

DC, at least you are not to blame for the error on the tag. Don't feel bad, we've all been there. Last month I took a plant to my orchid society to share, filled out the information based on the tag it came with, and was told by the (very knowledgeable) judge that it was not that plant at all. In front of the whole OS. Embarrassing!

[Dollythehun]

Too much perfection takes the fun out of life. Strive for excellence and enjoy learning. We've all been wrong... And will be again.