About the spotted Cattleya species

[Fairorchids]

Very few flowers are truly perfect. And when they are, we can't afford them.

I tend to buy large seedlings and bloom them out, selecting the best for breeding & propagating divisions for sale.

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

... C. Caudabec Candy

And also C. Lulu Land

They are both gorgeous! There are a lot of nice Cuadabec clones.

-Keith

[estación seca]

Fred has a section of Spotted Catt seedlings for sale. I count 24 different crosses available right now. Most are available in spring, and you should get on his mailing list for preannouncements. They sell fast.

He has used Sun Spot in previous crosses.

Many of his spotted crosses will flower the second summer you own them. I was surprised today to find a sheath on a Cattlianthe Aurantiglossa I bought in about July 2020.

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Fred has a section of Spotted Catt seedlings for sale. I count 24 different crosses available right now. Most are available in spring, and you should get on his mailing list for preannouncements. They sell fast.

He has used Sun Spot in previous crosses.

Many of his spotted crosses will flower the second summer you own them. I was surprised today to find a sheath on a Cattlianthe Aurantiglossa I bought in about July 2020.

Thanks, estación seca, I normally don't sign up for mailing lists, but it looks like a wise choice in this case.
Cheers,

-Keith

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

Interesting concept. I actually have two seed pods in the lab, which are aiming for that type of flowers.

The pod parent is a cross between C. Motte Spot and Rlc. Hilo Grand (a corsage type). This plant actually has light stippling on all flower segment.

I then pollinated it with two of my best spotted hybrids.

Please let me know when you have some seedlings to offer.

[Fairorchids]

It will probably be at least 18 months before I get flasks back. I plan to produce about 100 seedlings of each cross, and then it will be 6-12 months before they are large enough to start selling.

I also plan to do 4-6 'hobby flasks' with 8-10 seedlings each. Hobby flasks will go up on Ebay when available.