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Cattleya lawrenceana concolor ('Jeffy's' x self)
This is the first bloom on a small plant of Cattleya lawrenceana (‘Jeffy’s x self) that I bought from Orchids Limited, but they did not make the cross and I have seen it offered by Waldors. I have not...
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Cattleya lueddemanniana rubra ‘cesar fernandez’
This is a selected plant from first generation line breeding from wild collected clones. One of the parents is the well known clone, sarita. As can be seen from the first photo. The plant isn’t...
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Some spring flowering C. Lueddemanniana
I had three different Lueddemannianas flower this year, a coerulea, and a pink coloured one for the first time, and a semi alba, which flowers every spring. first flowering coerulea, a big flower...
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Cattleya trianae, a four year journey
Following on from Terry’s comments about keeping or throwing plants like his lovely clone of Arthos and needing patience and good culture to see full potential. This arrived as a random eBay find from...
View ArticlePvc. Key Lime Stars
This Procatavola Key Lime Stars has bloomed for me under lights. I am pleased that it has. Gives me hope with other Cattleya plants growing under lights. This has bloomed with 4 flowers and buds on...
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Cattleya lueddemanniana rubra ‘Sarita’, a good blooming.
A mature blooming on this clone that has been used widely in breeding the species. Three flowers is good going and I’m not sure that it’s reached its full potential yet. The flowers could be a bit...
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Cattleya jenmanii semialba pincelada ‘Splendiferous’
Very fragrant. Grows intermediate to warm in bright light in my lower shelf. NS 16 cm.
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Cattleya jenmanii ‘Mem. Dan Brandt’ AM/AOS
Though smaller than my ‘Splendiferous’ cultivar, it has good form (erect dorsal and upturned petals) and crisp color. Awarded almost 10 years ago, it came from the same line as my jenmanii semialba...
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Cattleya trianaei
Tag says Cashen's x self. Not the best flower this year maybe due to repotting in this Spring.
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Cattleya percivaliana album 'Anja'
This year was the first complete growing season for this pant on my window sill and she's flowering again with 2 flowers. Unfortunately the flowers opened while I was away for some time so one of them...
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Erasanthe henrici
I picked this up as an import two years ago. I am pleased and shocked that it is blooming.
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Cattleya maxima semi alba ‘La pedrena’
This year there is just a single lead blooming but it has eight large well coloured blooms. The flowers are larger and better coloured than last year. The final photo shows it together with the...
View ArticleC. quadricolor coerulea ‘Azulina’
I created a new post so as not to hijack Leslie’s quadricolor post. I just recently purchased this from Christofferson. My first quadricolor. It’s supposed to be much less cupped as well. I was drawn...
View ArticleThere is no true color for a flower: Rlc. Goldenzelle 'Lemon Chiffon' as example
Goldenzelle is a 1982-registered hybrid of (Rlc. Fortune x C. Horace) and my plant is a first-bloom mericlone of ‘Lemon Chiffon’ from Waldors. An objects color is based on what it absorbs and reflects...
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Cattleya quadricolor flamea ‘Miroku’
I found one of my quadricolors bloomings at DavidB while visiting tonight. The color of the flamea stunned me. NS 8 cm… small but just establishing. I think this is one of two flamea quads in my...
View ArticleWhite Lily Christmas Photo
I dabble in amateur photography. And have for a long time now… my husband bought me these for our anniversary last weekend. The lily was just buds at that point and two have opened this week. Anyway I...
View ArticleCymbidium goeringii buds (Merry Christmas)
Cymbidium goeringii: Buds all look fresh and juicy, here are 4 out of 20 varieties that have buds. The room goes down as low as 6C nightly before vernalization. Just started vernalization a couple of...
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Cattleya trianae coerulea flamea (pincelada)
Finally fully stretched to NS 15.5 cm. Hard to really pinpoint coerulea until you see it side by side with the lavender of the jenmanii. The flamea is considered pincelada because it it like small...
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