The Orchid Society of California had it's Christmas potluck and end-of-year elections last night. I have been confirmed as the secretary of the board for next year so I'm a pretty big deal :) Along with a lovely dinner and conversation, I was lucky enough to have my raffle ticket picked early in the evening for the gift table. This beautiful plant was a hot item and I snatched it right up. The name is very long: Lc Miss Wonderful Billy B. AM/AOS X (Lc Tokyo Magic x Slc Dream Cloud) Heart of Gold. This is a Fred Clarke plant which is something special. He's a very respected grower and breeder here and runs a greenhouse in Vista, CA called Sunset Valley Orchids. He was the guest speaker at the November meeting which is where this plant was originally received by a woman who was nice enough to bring it back as a gift. You can see that there are many traits this plant got from it's large number of parents. The dark pink petals, the white striping, and the awesome yellow inside the lip makes this flower just jump out at you. One of the main reasons I really wanted this was that besides my Trick Sunset, I don't have any cattleyas that are anywhere near blooming size. This will make the long wait easier since most of my plants are years away from flowering.
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