Victory and defeat in the cultivation of plants of the Cattleya Alliance.
Despite the tendancy of orchid purveyors to offer the same mericlones and clonal varieties, one can occasionally stumble onto a real find or two. Last month there seemed to be more unusual offerings than normal on E-bay. I was able to win the following plants which really stand out among the usual dross of boring hybrids that are normally available:
Maclemoreara Lanny Morry;Brassocattleya Nanipuakea 'Dogashima;
Cattleya Silky Love;
Slc. Hsin Buu Lady; and
Laeliocattleya (Angel Heart x Mini Purple).
I'm particularly excited about the Maclemorara as mother plant for future crossings. I also found a cousing of this plant, Brassolaeliophila Tiger Lily at a small orchid nursery on the east coast. A back crossing of these plants with their grandparent L. milleri may produce some interesting results.
Additionally, I've picked up Cattleya Hybrida, Blc. Adesso Tu, Cattleya Gene May x C. aclandiae, and Lc. Samba Crown. It will be a challenge to make room for these five new additions but I believe there is also room for one more orchid!
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