Eastern cordillera schlimii (AKA manzurii)

[eteson]

Some of my plants are starting to bloom.
This one is a very small plant yet but the first bloom is so nice.

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[abax]

What a cutie! I adore this kind of petite, delicate beauty.
Does the bloom have fragrance?

If I'm not mistaken on identity, I'd enjoy a gorgeous
Savannah photo of an all grown-up pussy cat.

 

[eggshells]

Yep that is a beauty.

 

[JeanLux]

Very nice, ...but where is the diff. to schlimii? Jean

 

[NYEric]

Look at the color of the lateral sepals for one. Very nice, looks very compact, thanks for sharing. Any culture secrets?

 

[eteson]

Jean, most part of the plants from this populations are very variable in the shape of the staminode so it is hard to differenciate some clones from schlimii s.s. As Eric said, the petals and sepal color is usaully apple green when it starts to open and fades to pale yellow when the flower matures... but I do not agree with using color to split manzurii and schlimii and other characteristics (fenestrations, staminodial shield shape... etc) are quite variable, this is why I usually call them Eastern Cordillera schlimii.

 

[MaryPientka]

a beauty!

 

[Achamore]

Jean, most part of the plants from this populations are very variable in the shape of the staminode so it is hard to differenciate some clones from schlimii s.s. As Eric said, the petals and sepal color is usaully apple green when it starts to open and fades to pale yellow when the flower matures... but I do not agree with using color to split manzurii and schlimii and other characteristics (fenestrations, staminodial shield shape... etc) are quite variable, this is why I usually call them Eastern Cordillera schlimii.

Sounds very reasonable..!

 

[naoki]

The green hue is very pretty, and the story about within-population variation is very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

 

[17andgrowing]

What a beauty!

 

[eteson]

Update with the flower totally open:

 

[abax]

Just absolutely lovely and about any fragrance?

 

[Brabantia]

Beautiful!

 

[eteson]

Just absolutely lovely and about any fragrance?

Hi Abax, sorry I forgot to answer your first post. Yes it is fragant specially by noon. It has a honey? fragance very interesting. About Zeus, he is fully grown but is not so big. This afternoon I will take a picture for you.
Have a nice day!

 

[JasonG]

Great flower, just beautiful

 

[SlipperFan]

:drool::smitten:

 

[Ozpaph]

cutie

 

[JeanLux]

Jean, most part of the plants from this populations are very variable in the shape of the staminode so it is hard to differenciate some clones from schlimii s.s. As Eric said, the petals and sepal color is usaully apple green when it starts to open and fades to pale yellow when the flower matures... but I do not agree with using color to split manzurii and schlimii and other characteristics (fenestrations, staminodial shield shape... etc) are quite variable, this is why I usually call them Eastern Cordillera schlimii.

Ok, thanks Eliseo!!!! Imo at least a very, very close schlimii cousin then ! Jean

 

[trdyl]

Beautiful!

 

[Migrant13]

What a big nose charmer you have there.