Mari's Song

jane__ny

16 years ago

Got this as a seedling freeby from EOoM three years ago. First blooms just opened yesterday...

Jane

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bolero
16 years ago
Possibly my all time favourite. I am yet to flower one but I hope I one day grow one that beautiful.

Congratulations!
picotee_sofl
16 years ago
Well, that certainly hits a high note. Lovely!

Marci
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I'm late happening across this thread, but had an experience pertaining to the plant and the Ebay seller. First, to reaffirm that the seller is bill_asia and the Cattleyas are mericlones of Lc. 'Mari's Song'. He's still selling them and still calling them 'Merry Song', a corrupted version of the cultivar epithet that probably results form an English language difficulty. I bought one of these during the past winter. I had always admired 'Mari's Song' and was tempted by the low price. The "in spike" plant arrived with two buds, one about to open and the other in the process of aborting. The plant would have been healthy except that the roots were dehydrated entirely beyond recovery. I babied it along for a few days to see the flower and then cut that off to deal with the rootless plant, which required an intensive-care sphag and bag treatment for recovery and new growth. I sent bill_asia an e-mail to complain about the dead roots and to recommend that he not ship plants in such condition. He responded by firmly stating that an orchid's roots must be dried out prior to shipment and that he will ship an orchid no other way. He described part of his handling process, which involves taking sold orchids out of their pots, removing all the medium, spraying with fungicide (as if), and letting the plants sit upright for three days to dry. The next step, which he had already demonstrated, is to wrap a dried out plant in dry paper, slap it into a box and mail it. A seedling or mericlone that has spent every day of its young life in a medium does not have roots that are acclimated to withstand that treatment. Bill seems like a nice guy who hopes to please his customers, but he is blindly determined to follow a handling and shipping method that ensures more plant trauma than customer satisfaction. I would not recommend dealing with him unless you are willing to receive a weakened or damaged plant that must be nursed back to health.
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Frieda, re your question about school assemblies and Jerusalem in particular. It used to be the law that every school began each day with a form of religious 'observance'. As far as I know this is still the case, although the large 'secondary' schools get round it by claiming lack of space/time etc. But junior schools, even the non-denominational ones, will have a couple of prayers and a hymn plus 'announcements'. And C of E and RC kids will probably attend weekly/occasional services in their local church. Of course these days, as your friend says we have become a far more 'secular' country plus we have had a huge influx of people bringing in a wide range of faiths, all of which are meant to be catered for within the 'Religious Education' systems of each school area. RE is still taught as a 'lesson' up to exam standard. That is certainly how I learnt the words and tunes of so many hymns. As far as Jerusalem goes. I feel the words don't mean much on their own but with that wonderfully confidant Victorian music, it would be difficult not to be moved by hearing it sung en masse . . . have you ever been/or heard the 'Last Night of the Proms' from the Royal Albert Hall and large parks around the UK when Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory etc are sung by the thousands in the audience? It may be considered very 'jingoistic' by the nay-sayers but it is a truly rousing sound. Below is an extract from the Last Night of the Proms. I hope it doesn't make your fillings tingle . . .luckily I, unlike millions of my countrymen have never needed any 'work' on my teeth so my head is quite amalgam-free. ;-) Here is a link that might be useful: Last Night of the Proms
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Charm
16 years ago
gorgeous!~Charm
olyagrove
16 years ago
Beautiful flowers!
Olya
arthurm
16 years ago
A lovely orchid. How come it is missing the clone name?
jane__ny
Original Author
16 years ago
Good catch Arthur! Here's what it says:
'CTM-217' HCC/AOS

Incredible fragrance. Feel like I'm in a funeral parlor.

Thanks,
Jane
dragon_kite
16 years ago
Well I'd die of delight with this little gem! Great job Jane, pro quality blooms you have there. I'm sure their radiance cheers the entire room!

Steph
shirley-z-8-tx
16 years ago
Beautiful! I have a plant by this name and wondered what it would look like so now I know. Thanks for sharring. shirley
clintdawley
16 years ago
Lovely, Jane!

May I ask how large the plant is? I've had one for a couple of years and it's still in a 3" pot. The largest growth is about 9" tall.
jane__ny
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks all. I just love, love the colors and softness of the flowers. The photo doesn't show that. The fragrance is lovely, soft rose/lily.

Clint, I'm at work, but I think I have it in a 4" pot. The flowers are large for the size of the plant. I was surprised. I'll try to get a shot of the whole plant tonight. It likes to be grown really dry.

Jane
aerides
16 years ago
The photo shows a lot. The lighting is lovely and they do look soft. It's taken me awhile to appreciate these 'newer' splash-petalled offerings, but I'm totally there with this one. Really gorgeous.

John :>)
jane__ny
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks John. I'm not a fan of splashes or spots and didn't expect to like this. I got it free, so what the heck! I was pleasantly surprised at the softness of the colors. The white/yellow is really more a buff and the colors don't look as exaggerated as the photo shows. It looks quite soft.

Jane

PS: anything with George? I've got two huge growths not quite open yet. Hoping for something.
aerides
16 years ago
Ah! Please keep me posted on your George. Your two huge growths sound very promising. I have two growths on the way, one still young but looking pretty good. The other more advanced one shows no sheath and the leaf is almost all out. (I'm a little bummed.) For now I'll be satisfied with steadily advancing size (as if I have a choice).

John :>)

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