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Brassavola Little Stars
This orchid came into our care in 2013 and has been thriving since. This specimen is currently mounted to a hickory bark which was then mounted onto a bigger piece of cork because it out grew the hickory bark. Clearly we couldn't house it in our town house, so Arne found a nice spot for it in his lab.
Brassavola Little Stars is a primary hybrid between B. nodosa and B. subulifolia (the latter parent was earlier known as B. cordata). I posted about our other B. Little Stars on November 26th, 2016, which Arne found at Lowe's hardware store (Click here for link).
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| A) Our 'oversized' Brassavola Little Stars growing quite well in Arne's laboratory at work. |
This impressive orchid produced fifty flowers this time but based on the enormous size, we should expect at least double the number of flowers. Arne thinks that leaving it at work, prevents him from giving it more TLC compared to his other orchids at home. Trust me, he spends a lot of time with them at home!
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| B) Supported by two retort stands on each side. This specimen faces the sunlight coming through the lab window. Not a bad view of the campus. |
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| C) These beautiful flowers emit a citrus-like fragrant at dusk or late afternoon. |
Arne shared a photo of this orchid in an orchid forum (RVO's OrchidTalk Forum) and it generated a lot of interest! In fact this orchid generated a lot of conversation at work among co-workers and students. Perhaps increasing the number of orchid enthusiasts in Baltimore. Until my next post, I conclude with a quote from the late Dr. M. L. King.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
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