Pretty flowers

[Pyro]

My wife shot these the other day at ABG. I thought they were impresive so I figured I'd share.

 

[rattler]

any chance you know what the top one is? the flower shape looks quite damiliar but its Friday morning and my brains not fuctioning. very cool flower and i think Darla would love it simply cause its a dark purple.

 

[Rubra]

Quote[/b] ]the flower shape looks quite damiliar but its Friday morning and my brains not fuctioning.

Ah, that explains it!

 

[superimposedhope]

I was thinkin the same thing
Joe

 

[rattler]

lol see, and yah expect me to remember the name of an orchid genus?

 

[PlantAKiss]

lol @ Peter.

Boy they are stunning! The lip ridge on that top one reminds me of a cephalotus. The middle one is a phrag...they are one of my top favorites along with the paphs.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kirkscoastalcarnivores]

dude those are awesome

 

[schloaty]

Very nice pictures!
Exceptional camera-work.

 

[Starman]

Quote[/b] (rattler_mt @ Mar. 18 2005,10:47)]any chance you know what the top one is? the flower shape looks quite damiliar but its Friday morning and my brains not fuctioning. very cool flower and i think Darla would love it simply cause its a dark purple.

from top to bottom:

A Cymbidium hybrid of some sort, never seen one like it but its definetly a Cymbidium hybrid

Phragmepedium bessea hybrid(Might be Phrag Don Wimber)


Not sure about this one. Looks like a Vanda realative like Aeiredes(sp?) But it might not be that

Oh, and nice flowers.

Edit your posts

 

[Tony Paroubek]

The first one is possibly a Pescatoria coronaria but with that color I suspect it's a hybrid of Bollea x Pescatoria. There are some other genera that also breed in that group, like Zygopetalum and Colax. So hard to say for certain.

The second is deffinately a Phrag. besseae hybrid. There are several that look pretty similar. Phrag. Don Wimber, Eric Young etc

The third one is a Neomoorea irrorata (I think)
Tony

 

[TheAlphaWolf]

wow those are awsome! I'm definately getting into orchids

 

[Capslock]

Yeah orchids make great cp companion plants.

Capslock