Nice one Stephen shame the dorsal's seem to want to reflex just a touch
The edges of the dorsal sepal fold/turn/furl/curl back behind the 'plane' of the dorsalwhat does reflex mean?
So, the old print Isabel is incorrect, then? Who is Isobel?Does anyone else pronounce it Eye-so-bell now just to be annoying?![]()
The correction of the misspelled name by the RHS registrar is actually due to some brilliant orchid sleuthing by another STC-member, NickP.So, the old print Isabel is incorrect, then? Who is Isobel?
Thank you.named after her - Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy - Wikipedia
Thanks.Your plant looks simply formidable with 5 flowers, Stephen!
The correction of the misspelled name by the RHS registrar is actually due to some brilliant orchid sleuthing by another STC-member, NickP.
If you go to his post on this matter here and follow the link to his blog post, you get the interesting story of the century old misspelling in full:
https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/paphiopedilum-lady-isabel-lady-isobel.48214/
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