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Tropicals & Tender Perennials: 2015 in Deep Run, North Carolina, 1 by orchidman1

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orchidman1 wrote:
1.The shapes of petals are described as:Wheel-shaped (with few radiating narrow petals)
example: Strictum
2.Overlapping with 15 to 20 petals overlapping in two circular rows example: Eiesta de Flores
3. Thick with 5 to 25 petals giving an appearance of three or more rows Example: Germania
4. Loose with the petals irregular and not symmetrical. They may be single or overlapping Example: Flirtation

5., ribbony or twisting Example: Wild Thing