The hybrid was advertised as "Pre-Christmas intermediate tetraploids, compact plants, masses of spikes". The plant was successful in all but one category. It sent up three spikes pre-Christmas; however, flower ripening/maturation stalled until this past week. I could only show my Christmas family guests the buds.
It is fragrant, though "soapy", to my nose. (Yes, I need to find another adjective. But the first thing that came to my mind was some association with the 'Oil of Olay' soap and the 'Dawn' dishwashing detergent my grandmother uses. Clearly, there are reasons why I'm not a wine steward!) It does not possess the sweeter floral traits that Cym. tracyanum, Cym. sinense and Tiger Morning yield.
Natural Spread: 7.6cm (w), 5cm (h)
Dorsal Sepal: 2cm (w), 4.7cm (l)
Lateral Sepal: 2cm (w), 4.6cm (l)
Petals: 1.7cm (w), 4.2cm (l)
Lip: 1.9cm (w), 3.5cm (l)
3 upright inflorescences, each measuring about 64 cm in length and bearing an average of 12 flowers. Petals and sepals white, suffused with faint, light green along mid-ribs; lip white base upon which a raspberry red is patterned along the margins in broken stripes and stipples; callus ridges yellow; column white shading to pink towards apex. Substance heavy; texture waxy.
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