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Very nice but what is it actually? Or did I miss something?

From Tony's earlier post on another thread:

[Triple Bella is "Bella Lucia x Triple trix"]
This is the second blooming this year, so I'm going to say yes. However, I find brachys easy to bloom in general
Bella Lucia is bellatulum x (concolor x godefroyae)

Triple trix is [{bellatulum x godefroyae} x {((godefroyae x (bellatulum x niveum)) x ((bellatulum x niveum))}] x [bellatulum x niveum]

So Triple Bella is
bellatulum - 48.4375%
godefroyae - 21.875%
concolor - 12.5%
niveum - 17.1875%
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Pot one size larger than necessary, mix 60/40 xl perlite to Orchiata plus a handful of chick grit, top dress with 1/2" sphagnum. Grown 36" from a 400w Iwasaki 6.5k metal halide. Water every 3 days, (water source is 40ppm tds, 10ppm calcium, no mg). Fertilize 2 out of 4 waterings with 3:1 by volume mix of k-lite and 30-10-10 mixed to a total rate of 60ppm N. 10-52-8 at 30ppm N every 3rd watering, flush every fourth. All fert waterings get 1/4 tsp/ gal epsom salts to balance tap water chemistry. Plant is watered by filling the sink & dipping the pot. I never let leaves get wet. It gets a 6 week winter rest with no ferts and 2 tbsp water once a week.
 
"Winter" is subjective for this plant lol. It blooms out of sync with our seasons. My temps this time of year are about 75 day/58-62 night
 
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