Vera Pellechia x praestans

[Sue]

I'll post another pic once all four buds are open.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/dewittkower/3641117779/in/set-72157600330849435/

Vera Pellechia = (stonei x Saint Swithin)

So this is

1/2 praestans
1/4 stonei
1/8 philippinense
1/8 rothschildianum

 

[NYEric]

Very nice.

 

[SlipperKing]

That's a mixed bag of goodies that came out stunning!

 

[Wendy]

Nicely marked flower! :clap::clap:

 

[P-chan]

How cool! Great parentage, too!

 

[SlipperFan]

Yay, stonei hybrids! (Kudos to NYEric)

 

[raymond]

very nice

 

[John M]

Wonderful!

 

[snow]

awsum flowers and the dorsal is very nice.

 

[swamprad]

Wow! I love it!

 

[Sue]

I brought this home to have around the house for a few days. As I arranged the plant on the mantle by the fireplace, I noticed something unusual about the pouch of one of the blooms.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/dewittkower/3650933025/in/photostream/

After encouraging my visitor to leave, I figured I'd take another portrait of the plant, as long as I already had the camera out.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/dewittkower/3651732526/in/photostream/

I'm going to try to get one more nice one after the fourth bud is open.

 

[NYEric]

What is in the pouch?!

 

[CodPaph]

very very nice

 

[Sue]

What is in the pouch?!

He's a little frog! I tried to get a picture of him after I got him to hop out, but he was too shy.

 

[SlipperFan]

Thanks. I couldn't figure it out, either. Beautiful flowers!

 

[Sue]

Thanks. I couldn't figure it out, either. Beautiful flowers!

It's a little hard to see. It was shocking to me, in person. Not what I was expecting to see there. Cute little guy though!

 

[SlipperFan]

It's a little hard to see. It was shocking to me, in person. Not what I was expecting to see there. Cute little guy though!

I suspect it's a baby treefrog. They are green when young, and turn gray as they mature.

 

[JeanLux]

very, very nice blooms!!! Jean