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07-15-2011, 06:36 PM
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Phalaenopsis violacea var coerulea
My first Blue! It's a light blue, and a bit faint, but the spicey/sweet scent is awesome. I'm hoping for more color on later blooms, but it's a solid bloom for my first!
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07-15-2011, 06:46 PM
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 That is SPECTACULAR! I am glad to know that these non-Norton coeruleas are a consistent shape, size, and color! Now to wait a few years for my tiny little violacea 'Blue' seedling to bloom. |
07-15-2011, 06:48 PM
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Ahh, norton Blue's... Yet another I need to get! I'm jealous you have even a seedling.
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07-15-2011, 06:55 PM
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Nothing to be jealous of, it is not a Norton's seedling, nor will it be near it. I have Googled the cultivar 'Blue,' and they have all looked like yours. I think these are 'natural?' coerulea versions of violacea, while the Norton's seedlings colour comes from a mutation.
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07-15-2011, 07:37 PM
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Its a proper beauty!! Congrats.
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07-15-2011, 11:54 PM
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beautiful! I killed mine! 
good growing! |
07-16-2011, 11:10 AM
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Really nice one!
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07-16-2011, 12:58 PM
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Just got my first real whiff of it mid-day, and if you didn't know it, you'd think I had planted a piece of big red gum in a pot. It is exactly like cinnamon. Very cool, anyone else noticed this?
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07-16-2011, 03:00 PM
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OOO! That just makes me more anxious for my Sumatra to open up!
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07-18-2011, 06:27 PM
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That looks excellent! Congrats.
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