Growing conditions
Temperature
20°N Northern HemisphereRainfall
1,484mm/yearBloom Season
Based on 4 Ludisia awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
Terrestrial type orchid grown in a 300mm terracotta bowl shaped vessel. Orchid spread of 650mm over and around the vessel. Displaying 35 inflorescences with 700 flowers and 140 buds. Inflorescences up to 350mm standing well clear of foliage. Sepals and petals white with terminal portion of labellum greenish yellow. Leaves blackish olive with indian red stripes, under leaf purple brown. Texture velvety, substance firm.
View on OCNZ website ↗Leaves dark green velvet with bright veinations of Red Group 37A. Whole plant measured 440mm in diameter. 21 inflorescences, 214 total flower count & 139 buds, 20 flowers & 2 buds relevant on 320mm inflorescence. All segments overall White group NN1550, with column Yellow group 2A
View on AOC website ↗47 inflorescences of 290mm with 705 flowers + 188 buds (13 + 6 relevant); petlas and dorsal sepal white 155B, ventral sepals white 155D; labellum yellow 6B
View on AOC website ↗11 inflorescences of 250mm with 164flowers and 16 buds (27 relvant); petals and sepals white155C; labellum yellow 9A
View on AOC website ↗Dorsal & labellum white 155C. Bracts red-purple 58B. Two hundred and fifteen inflorescences; 2140 flowers/ 1820 buds. Stems 322mm (average). Plant measured 380mm x 280mm x 240mm.
View on AOC website ↗Award Comparison
| Measurement | AM/OCNZ 2024 'Alamein Jewel' | ACM/AOC 2024 'Michaela' | ACC/AOC 2019 'Janice' | ACC/AOC 2018 'Ann' | ACC/AOC 1998 'Eric' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower size | - | 15.5 × 21.5 mm | 20 × 15 mm | 15 × 20 mm | 13 × 12 mm |
| Petals | - | 11.1 × 4.4 mm | 6 × 2.5 mm | 12 × 20 mm | - |
| Dorsal sepal | - | 9.3 × 6.6 mm | 10 × 10 mm | 9 × 8 mm | 9 × 12 mm |
| Lateral sepals | - | 11.7 × 6.3 mm | 10 × 7 mm | 8 × 4 mm | 6 × 10 mm |
| Lip | - | 9 × 7.7 mm | 10 × 5 mm | 5 × 4 mm | 6 × 10 mm |
| Flower count | 700 | 20 | 705 | - | 2,140 |
| Inflorescences | 35 | 21 | 47 | 11 | - |