Brachypetalum Extravaganza

[JeanLux]

Beautiful group shot... Love the bellatulum album and the last one... what are the IDs of the others?

Very nice bellas, esp. the white one!!!! The others? Jean

 

[John Boy]

Cheers guys for your kind remarks!

As to your questions:

Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikkor 105mm, 1:2,8G which does great things for me! with the real small stuff. This here is one of these shots:

As for larger things like this group shot:

I just really need to be on the other side of the building, since using a Macro-lens whilst needing a wide-angle shot creates it's own problems. I had about 5-6 metres between lens, and the plants for that shot, which quite clearly is not ideal.

Names:
Right to left (top-row):
leucochilum (out-cross seedling), bellatulum "Wild Thing", clearly not award quality!, leucochilum (out-cross seedling), top flower: bellatulum "Better Than Good", a plant that will go into my Brachybreeding for very obvious reasons, left flower: leucochilum "My pressures", one of my best plants. Base flower: bellatulum album (a rather small first flower, not too very symetrical, I'll wait and see how it does these next few years, though I have to say: it is the most healthy and beautiful plant...just talking about the plant).

 

[SlipperFan]

You are doing very well with your new camera!!!

 

[Justin]

plants are very nice too...esp. the two on the top left.

 

[raymond]

wow very nice

 

[biothanasis]

:clap: Wonderful pics of gorgeous flowers/plants...!!

 

[Bolero]

Really amazing! Thanks for sharing - I love them all.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Wow, lovely group! I think I like a creamy yellow base with lots of spots and striations with Brachys the best. You've got some beauties in there. :clap:

 

[John Boy]

I guess I’ll just be using this post, as more comes into flower, or gets bought.
Right here I’m comparing 2 leucochilum outcross seedlings for you.

On the right we have “My Pressures”, which you’ve seen, on the left is the opposite of the range, called “Black & White” which is just a name (and “what’s in a name”… ey Juliet?!), but shows very nicely what can come out of using good parents for breeding for certain goals like colour or size, or maybe even both.

 

[fibre]

Wow!

 

[paphioboy]

Black n White is a beauty! love the lace-like pattern on the petals..

 

[NYEric]

i agree.

 

[Ernie]

Is it 'My Pressures' or 'My Precious', Gollum?

 

[John Boy]

Here's one of my nicer thaianum:

And this is just for sport! A little David vs. Goliath:
Joyce Hasegawa thinking about having thaianum for supper....

 

[Pete]

excellent. the bellatulum alba looks like a good plant. all mine stay much smaller and are difficult to grow

 

[paphioboy]

Run, thaianum, run..!!!

 

[NYEric]

 

[SlipperKing]

Dang! that last shot is wonderful!

 

[SlipperFan]

And this is just for sport! A little David vs. Goliath:
Joyce Hasegawa thinking about having thaianum for supper....

:rollhappy:

Great comparison!

 

[labskaus]

Joyce looks tempted, great photo!

And a decent group of Brachies you've got there.