Pecteilis radiata

filippo · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:37 am Post subject: Pecteilis radiata

Hi everyone,
I'd like to share whit the forum a couple of photo...
it is a Pecteilis bought this winter, one of the bulbs is flowered in this wonderful form!

what do you think about it?
anyone have seen something like this before??

http://i28.tinypic.com/xbcqvm.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/2wfog0w.jpg

bye bye..

Cvz · Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 29 Location: South Africa

They look beautiful - hope mine makes such a display!

andrew · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:51 am Post subject:

Filippo,
I haven't been growing Hab radiata for long so I don't know how common pelorism is in that species but that is a good looking flower - not grotesque like a lot of abberant terrestrial flowers tend to be. Have you sprayed it with anything recently or has the flower developed like that of it's own accord? Please post the rest of the flowers when they open up completely. The unopened flowers look to be all frills so I'd be interested in knowing if it flowers that way across the whole stem and whether it holds the trait in subsequent years. Definitely a keeper if it does.

Guest · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:32 pm Post subject:

Hi,

it's not a common form of pelorism... It has two half and specular lips..
it has also two shorter nectary tube on those small labellums..

In traditional pelorism, the three lips are disposed on an angle of 120° each other... so this form looks very strange...
I don't understand what is exactly.

The plant is living in a live sphagnum moss pot, together whit some other Pecteilis that have flowered in the typical way.

I does not add anything...only a little bit of manure that I use for all my other orchids.
no other chemical substances or insecticide...

the other 4 flowers of the spike are all as the first show in photos. today, also the second is completly open...

thank you so much..
bye.

Rogier · Well established Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 245

It's a selection made and grown in Japan. The spur also has 3 tips. Not really beautifull but very cool.

I have the same clone aswell.

greetings

Rogier

goofy · Settling in Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 61

hey,
some years ago I found that pic in the web.
the name of this cultivar is

Habenaria radiata 'Hishou'

it seems to be well known in Japan,
information can be found in the web,
but unfortunately I dont remember the site of this pic.

Unfortunately I was not successfull to get a tuber yet Sad

cheers

fred · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:50 am Post subject:

goofy · Settling in Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 61

Fred,
what I see, these are different pics............... ? ! ?

(or need new eyeglasses) Question

fred · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:47 pm Post subject:

It's the site where I think you found it, the bottom photo is of cv 'Hishou' and the photographer's technique is the same. Kent has moved his site a few times over the past few years, which may explain why you lost it.