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Venice Area Orchid Society P.O. Box 443 Venice, FL 34284

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Reds are hard to photograph

By Bob Wallace , on February 29th, 2012

I’m really enjoying the first (for me) blooms of Lc. Brasstown ‘Neon Glow’ and Lc Jewel Box ‘Dark Waters’. So I  thought I’d share.

The first is lc Brasstown ‘Neon Glow’ This plant is a mutation in the cloning process of Lc Brasstown ‘Lipstick’. It has a purple line around the petals. There is also a line around the edges of the leaves. This has been a tough plant for me to bloom. I purchased it a NBS (Near Blooming Size) about 4 years ago from Bill Fender. This is it’s first successful flowering. I really love it. I can’t tell you how many times I attempted to photograph this flower until I got something close the the actual bloom.

The second bloom is Lc. Jewel Box ‘Dark Waters’. I had Lc Jewel Box ”Scheherazade’ but when I saw the ‘Dark Waters’ I knew I had to have it. This plant was a division of a large well grown plant, and this is it’s first bloom for me.

By Bob Wallace , February 29th, 2012 | Category: Member plants

2 comments to Reds are hard to photograph

  • skipandjudy
    March 5, 2012 at 11:28 am

    I love the Jewel Box ‘Dark Waters’ too……as you state it is the most beautiful color. My plant needs to be divided this year and hopefully I will be able to have 3 plants out of it.(Maybe one I can donate for the raffle at our meetings)

    Judy Russell