Vanda Pachara Delight

Subfamily:
  Epidendroideae
Tribe:
  Vandeae
Subtribe:
  Aeridinae
Genus: Vanda:
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Can Vanda Pachara Delight be considered among the best blue hybrids? Especially Vanda Pachara Delight 'Pachara'?
Yes, although it does veer towards bluish purple. It is just so dark that nobody tends to notice this, and especially not when under fluorescent lighting that enhances blue floral pigment to make it bluer than blue! Let me illustrate this with another photo from Sunday's Orchid Society meeting, in which there was a V. Pachara Delight next to the V. Rothschildiana, which had a purple flowered Aranda next to it.

Vandachostylis Mak Ho Seng	Vanda Pachara Delight × Rhynchostylis gigantea
Vanda Marut Violet	Vanda Pachara Delight × Vanda Bangkok Blue
Vanda Tariflor Purple Diamond	Vanda Pachara Delight × Vanda bensonii
Vanda Jan Marie Ryan (1)	Vanda Pachara Delight × Vanda coerulea
Vanda Nattinee Black Shadow	Vanda Pachara Delight × Vanda Kulwadee Fragrance
Vanda Jimmy Bevins	Vanda Pachara Delight × Vanda Tokyo Blue
Papilionanda Sin Aw Choon (1)	Papilionanda Josephine van Brero × Vanda Pachara Delight
Vanda Ubon Dillon Delight	Vanda Gordon Dillon × Vanda Pachara Delight
Vanda Tariflor Diana	Vanda lamellata × Vanda Pachara Delight
Vanda Yongjiang River Blue	Vanda mariae × Vanda Pachara Delight
Vanda Crimson Glow	Vanda Sankamphaeng × Vanda Pachara Delight