Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Cymbidium Orchid - Viva Las Vegas


This is another of my cymbidium orchids that currently flowering and its name - Viva Las Vegas.
It's flowers are large brown/bronze color with spotted velvety lip and it was bread for cut flower markets by one of the most innovative Australian cymbidium breeders.

Its parentage Coratea x Pearly Pepper and plants are of medium size with only a few large flowers on each spike - but what a beauty! Its fairly new release here in AU.

There is nothing modest about this cymbidium orchid - I feel that Viva Las Vegas have "an attitude" - bold, uncompromising, showy, primal energy, "like me or live me" type of plant and its very interesting for me see the hand of the breeder when he was selecting parents to came up with new beautiful creation, like an artist with a final goal in mind.
Viva Las Vegas does not dissapoint and I am sure in the future it will be popular in many gardens around the world.


11 comments:

  1. Wow, what gorgeous blooms! I have a moth orchid with one bud right now that I'm hoping will mature and open, but nothing as showy as this. Beautiful!

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  2. This is another beauty - what great, showy flowers.

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  3. Very beautiful. It does live up to it's name.

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  4. Hi Klara! I like the color of this plant. Never seen it before.

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  5. Hi . you have done a great job in bringing out the details of orchids . keep up the good work.

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  6. Thank you everyone for your kind comments and for appreciating this flamboyant beauty.

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  7. Which Phalaenopsis/moth orchid produces the most abundant bloom? I saw some recently where the main scape was branched and blooming.
    Donna

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  8. hi...you are truly a fan of orchids..i love to look at the orchids but hardly recognised the exact genus..orchids are amazing!

    hope you can visit http://plantsandnature.blogspot.com/

    have few photos of orchids but unable to recognise them (too bad for me!)

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  9. Olá, são orquides lindíssimas... parabéns...tchau

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  10. Beautiful rich color. Almost chocolaty.

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  11. Wow,its very beutiful orchids..I very like it...

    Discussing about flowers orchids
    http://flowersorchids.blogspot.com

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