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Lc. Gaskell-Pumila 'Azure Star' Hcc/Aos

Discussion in 'Orchid Hybrids' started by EdM, Dec 8, 2010.

  1. Dec 8, 2010 #1
    EdM

    EdM Member in Good Standing

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    Lc. Gaskell-Pumila 'Azure Star' is blooming out in the greenhouse today. It comes from a primary hybrid of Cattleya gaskelliana x Laelia pumila, registered in 1918. The five-inch flowers are produced one to three per stem on a compact growing plant. The amount of blue/purple color in the petals varies on temperatures and amount of light.
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  2. Dec 8, 2010 #2
    Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

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    Nice to see blue pumila dominance.
     
  3. Dec 9, 2010 #3
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    I am really enjoying some of the old time hybrids you grow. Some I remember from when I started growing and were in the collections of long-time growers, some I've never seen. Have you been growing these long or are they more recently acquired?
     
  4. Dec 9, 2010 #4
    EdM

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    Hi Marni, Lc. Gaskell-Pumila 'Azure Star' has recently been mericloned again, and is widely available. I got this one just last year from Eric Michael Orchids at the MAOC. Many of the older plants of mine, especially the Cattleyas, come as divisions from a Classic Cattleya grower here in Nashville.