P. esseriana/ehlersiae

Rick Walker (walker@hpl-cutt.hpl.hp.com)
Fri, 15 Jan 93 20:22:31 PST

Well my P. "esseriana" plants are a couple days from blooming.

As I thought, my two clones are not identical. I suspect
that one of the two is P. ehlersiae.

I can tell from the developing buds that one clone will have
a deep purple/magenta flower, while the other is pure white.

Does anyone have a key for telling these two species apart?
What other characteristics should I check once the flowers are
mature?

Thanks!

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Rick