NoID Cattleya

[JScott]

This is one of the plants I got from the infamous Marblekg. It was supposed to be C. percivaliana 'Summit'. I got so excited when I started to notice the first sheath last year swelling with buds, but then when they opened, I was momentarily crushed and furious. This was the second plant I bought from him that bloomed out to be something totally different than it was supposed to be. However after the initial disappointment, I realized it really is a nice plant. The plant is compact in size, about ten inches tall from rhizome to leaf tip, while the blooms are huge, almost 7 inches. It isn't something I would have picked out for myself. It's too "floofy" I think is the word I've heard people here use, and the color is so sweet it almost makes my teeth hurt, but it's grown on me and I'm glad to have it now. It's not what I wanted, but it is beautiful anyway.