This is my HCM that bloomed last month but started to wilt in a few days. I thought it was award quality, partly wishful thinking. It's NS is 10.1cm. Tell me what u guys think.

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I don't know anything about judging HCM but, man, that is so, so stunning! OMG!!!!

very beautiful !

Very Nice!!!

It is not droopey as many I've seen , so maybe it is a better form

It looks great to me, nice size petals with great shape and colors.

Picture perfect!!:cool:

John

It looks great to me, nice size petals with great shape and colors.


:iagree: ...and it is as flat as a pancake!!

I couldn't say anything bad about it!

I think it has great even colors, nice and flat flower shape. The only draw back is that the petals are not exactly symmetrical.

Maybe a HCC or AM? I don't know, I am not a judge. But I LOVE that flower!! :woohoo:

there's one bad thing about it. After just 2 days of being open, it started having brown spots. The flower wilted within a week. So sad.

I think it is great. I like the look of the flowers of Ho Chi Minh but I can't stand the fact that they last about ten days!

e-spice

Beautiful!!!! Mine bloomed out rather floppy. Is it possible that the next flowering will be better shape? Mine had one floppy 'ear' but I'm hoping for two 'ears' alike next time.

I think it is great. I like the look of the flowers of Ho Chi Minh but I can't stand the fact that they last about ten days!

e-spice

With a name like that it is lucky that it lasts that long (just kidding).
I think both parents do not last long either, I am not sure about Vietnamense, but my delenatiis barely reach 2 weeks when the petals start the browning process (wonder if it is because of first bloom on weak plants or it is normal).

I wonder what a ho chi minh x armeniacum would look like?

I wonder what a ho chi minh x armeniacum would look like?

I think it would look like an ugly & nasty armenian communist.
Sorry my weird sense of humour again.
actually you maybe on to something, it maybe a very nice orange paph (never seen it before)

I think it would look like an ugly & nasty armenian communist.
Sorry my weird sense of humour again.

That's fine! You've seen my weird sense of houmor with the whole "sitting Space thing"

Ardenn -

This is an immaculate flower, very even color. The right petal may be mishapen, or this may be an artifact of the photograph. The flower appears very sturdy, and is well shaped overall, without the obvious floppiness and lack of significant substance seen in most individuals of this cross.

Which brings me to the point about taking photos from the side.

It is difficult to judge flatness solely from an image taken from the front. Subtle cupping and leaning of the dorsal can be missed when a flower is only viewed from the front. This flower is not "flat as a pancake," the dorsal leans forward. Though this may be unavoidable in this cross.

Unfortunately, I don't have the most recent update to OrchidWiz, so don't have any measurements for HCM or vietnamense. At 10.1 cm, this bests the average awarded delenatii by 1.5 cm. I would likely score this plant if it was big enough and if the right petal was not as uneven as the photo suggests.

As far as the cross of HCM and armeniacum, delenatii suppresses color, at least to two generations. This cross would probably look very similar to Armeni White.

That is nice! It is flatter than the one I have.

I can get an AM.:woohoo:

Ramon:D

Shape wise, it has a great shape and also the color. But I doubt that the color is real, a little bit too saturated. Did you saturate the color? If the color is true, you have AM flower.

Interesting comment Ron makes about the color. Go back look at the 2 pics & the color of the 2 pics is slightly different, as is the background. Could this be due to natural lighting? a cloud passed by? were the pics taken at the same time of day? ....... which would lead us to - which is more accurate?

That is a beautiful flower. I have a HCM that could spike any time. Seeing yours has got me really excited!