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Old 11-27-2009, 01:06 AM
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Got the plant in bud, so I can't take the credit. But I also don't know how reliable of a bloomer this is. There is evidence this plant has been previously bloomed multiple times before.

These are ice blue. More white than blue. It's easier to appreciate in close up photos or with a jeweler's loupe for it's delicate coloration.

I suspect that there is quite a bit of color variation in the intensity of blue for this species.

You can see the contrast between sky blue and the ice blue of the flowers in one of my pics.

Vegetatively it's identical to Luisia spp. As in - they're terete leafed.

Each blossom is about 1/4" in diameter.

Enjoy.
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Sweet little thing.

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Those little flowers are beautiful. And you can take some of the credit: you made sure the buds survived!

Just another question: Would you mind posting a photo of the entire plant? I'm very curious about what it looks like. What growth habit does it have? with the spores it almost reminds me of the tiniest of Neofinetia. Haven't heard of this species before and can't find any pictures

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That's awsum! Just the sort of thing I go for.
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Oh, wow! That is a very lovely little floral display! I'd be very proud of that, however much "my work" did, or did not play a part
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Those little flowers are beautiful. And you can take some of the credit: you made sure the buds survived!
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Just another question: Would you mind posting a photo of the entire plant? I'm very curious about what it looks like. What growth habit does it have?
It's vandaeceous. Grows exactly like a Luisia (an orchid in the Vanda alliance) as far as growth habit is concerned (I'm not talking about cultural habits, just to clarify).

I don't know the technical descriptions of a plant's anatomy yet, so here's Jay Pfhal's description.

http://www.orchidspecies.com/cleiscmerrlilii.htm

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with the spores it almost reminds me of the tiniest of Neofinetia.
Only the flowers are tiny. The plant isn't. It's 10" tall. That's including the bottom portion of the plant without leaves. I don't know how much more taller it can get though. The roots are pretty sad, so I can't say you'd recognize them if I took a photo of them. Maybe in the next year or two they'll produce nice looking roots.

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It's pretty rare in the hobby and probably a rare plant in nature too (not sure). I saw one other guy mention that he had one of these here on the OB. The same person posted on another forum with the same plant. Same dude posted the same plant on Flicker as well.

You'll find lots of pictures of the flowers in cultivation. Some photos of the entire plant are floating around too, but it's not easy to recognize. I couldn't find a single wild photo of these.

As of right now, I'm just playing piece the little bits of info together and hope for the best, as far as culture requirements are concerned. So far, I'm finding that the cultural info out there is fairly reliable.

Here it is:
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Thanks.

I like the rosette pattern the flowers are arranged in. The ovaries are very long for the flower size and the spur is pretty good sized too.

I suspect this is hummingbird pollinated. The spur is long enough and has an opening large enough for a hummingbird's beak.

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It's vandaeceous. Grows exactly like a Luisia (an orchid in the Vanda alliance) as far as growth habit is concerned (I'm not talking about cultural habits, just to clarify).

I don't know the technical descriptions of a plant's anatomy yet, so here's Jay Pfhal's description.

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Only the flowers are tiny. The plant isn't. It's 10" tall. That's including the bottom portion of the plant without leaves. I don't know how much more taller it can get though. The roots are pretty sad, so I can't say you'd recognize them if I took a photo of them. Maybe in the next year or two they'll produce nice looking roots.



It's pretty rare in the hobby and probably a rare plant in nature too (not sure). I saw one other guy mention that he had one of these here on the OB. The same person posted on another forum with the same plant. Same dude posted the same plant on Flicker as well.

You'll find lots of pictures of the flowers in cultivation. Some photos of the entire plant are floating around too, but it's not easy to recognize. I couldn't find a single wild photo of these.

As of right now, I'm just playing piece the little bits of info together and hope for the best, as far as culture requirements are concerned. So far, I'm finding that the cultural info out there is fairly reliable.

Here it is:
I just recently received one of these as well, about the same size of yours, with 3 basal side shoots started. I really want to suceed with this one, would you mind sharing the cultural details please?
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