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Old 11-19-2006, 04:51 PM
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OK I know as of right know there has not been such a discovery . I am looking for the next best thing anyone got some names and were I can get orchids that are considered black?
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Old 11-19-2006, 05:05 PM
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http://www.rhs.org.uk/(j1f0jjrglwb2i...ackorchids.asp
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Old 11-19-2006, 05:09 PM
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...a black orchid is Maxillaria schunkeana, described in 1993 from Brazil.

I think there may be another species with true black flowers...

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Trichoglottis brachiata, Cymbidium canaliculatun var Sparkesii, Grammangis stapelliflora ( or Grammatophyllum stapelliflorum, there is a "Black" Lady Slipper, I think it's called Cherry Black Lady Slipper.

If you go to Camp Lot A Noise Tropicals you can find Trichoglottis brachiata ... http://www.clanorchids.com/store/tr.html ... As for the others I merely googled and found the names. Hopefully paphgirl will see this thread and should be able to shed some light on the lady slipper...
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Old 11-20-2006, 09:55 AM
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Fredclarkeara After Dark is black... It is a catasetinae intergeneric. There are some others in that group.
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Old 11-20-2006, 10:37 PM
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I second Fredclarkeara After Dark. It's the closest to black I've ever seen and gorgeous to boot. *drool*
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Old 11-21-2006, 11:01 PM
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Exclamation Fredclarkeara After Dark

I want to add this to my collection anyone know a dealer who sales them? The Internet has not produced any good results for me. Maybe I'm just not searching for it correctly. Any help would be grateful
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Check out this vendor.

http://www.sunsetvalleyorchids.com/
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That is Fred Clarke himself... Last I spoke to him, he was out. I believe he is mericloning his best and they will be available soon. Maybe already, it has been a while since I've been in touch with him.

Highly recommended, he is an excellent grower and an all around nice person.
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Hopefully paphgirl will see this thread and should be able to shed some light on the lady slipper...
I don't think there are any *really* black paphs. The dark vini paphs are a really a very dark red. Paph. anitum is probably the darkest species (it was thought originally to be a dark version of adductum). I know they often refer to it as the black paph, but it's really not black as we think of the color (or lack thereof).
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