100mm Cattleya Orchid Seedling SVO10776 (Sc. Beaufort ‘Big Circle’ x C. walkeriana ‘Suprema’)

Hybrid seedling plant in a 100mm pot. Flowering size plantsSc. Lana Coryell Doppelgänger.  When this cross was originally registered the parents were (C. walkeriana f. alba ‘Pendentive’ AM/AOS x Sc. Beaufort) and named Lana Coryell.  It was later determined the cultivar ‘Pendentive’ was actually the hybrid C. Dolosa, this new information changed the ancestry of Lana Coryell to (C. Dolosa x Sc. Beaufort).  We have made this Lana Coryell look-a-like using  C. walkeriana ‘Suprema’ a new acquisition from Brazil, we believe this is the best walkeriana, its flower shape is literally “off the charts”  with the largest, widest,  fullest petals.  This new grex will have large flowers in a range of colours from pink to yellow with a soft pink overlay, lips mostly yellow,some with a pink margin. Flowers will be well-rounded with flat petals, and heavy substance, making for an attractive overall combination.  Considering the parents used in here these will look like the best Lana Coryell ever produced but it will be its DoppelgängerImported Seedling from Sunset Valley Orchids, USA. Picture shows the parent of this cross. The above description was written by Fred Clarke and details the expectation of this hybrid. For information on growing Cattleyas check out our growing page at http://barritaorchids.com/pages/growers-resource-page