Vanguard

[Trithor]

An old hybrid, but it still carries some appeal for me. It has put on a bit of extra growth this summer, so I am hoping for a better flowering next year. This year the flowers are a bit bunched (more so than last year), but 3 blooms and a 4th still to open. It has quite a marked semi-sequential nature, I don't think the first bloom will still be on the plant by the last bloom opening.

 

[atlantis]

The flowers are awesome but... look at those shiny leaves!!! Excellent plant :clap::clap::clap:

 

[NYEric]

Looksw very healthy. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Secundino]

Lovely!

 

[Ozpaph]

Thats a very nice one. A favourite of mine.

 

[orchid527]

I think the flowers are attractive and well presented, and the plant looks great.

Mike

 

[SlipperKing]

This is one of the cream of the crop flowers here. I've had a number of Vanguards and Transvaals and all were down right dogs. Two flowered, serious reflexing of the dorsals and reluctent to bloom. Basically, a waste of bench space. For reasons above is why I stay away from this type of primary. With that said I do have 3 plants of this type of breeding! LOL. But they were all given to me and only one, the Transvaal is on the doggy side.

 

[SlipperFan]

That really is an excellent one: form and color don't get any better on this hybrid from what I've seen.

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Great job! One of my favourites and this is exceptional!

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[abax]

Exceptional is just the right word. I love the speckled white petals and that
lovely deep pink pouch.

 

[paphioboy]

Beautiful! I love these kind of hybrids. Given the chance, I would acquire one of each! Transvaal, Vanguard, Lebeau, Shireen, Judge Phillip etc..

 

[Trithor]

Beautiful! I love these kind of hybrids. Given the chance, I would acquire one of each! Transvaal, Vanguard, Lebeau, Shireen, Judge Phillip etc..

Only ONE of each?

 

[Spaph]

I'm not a hybrid guy, but this is a real special clone of this cross!

 

[paphioboy]

Only ONE of each?

Well, unless a ton of cash fell from the sky...

 

[chrismende]

Nice clone fer sure!