They are like little gemstones and I love em. All of these are right at or under 6"(15cm) tall.
All but one of these have been grown using LEDs (first time attempting orchids under lights) and this is my first round of blooms on any of them.
Anyone have a favorite?
Cattleya Seagulls Tiny Tim,(C.Beaufort x C. cernua)
A very sparkly and very bright little thing. First bloom seedling and another spike forming
Cattleya Sacramento Ruby 'Red Knight', (C. Lorikeet x C. Bright Angel)
Big red. If you look right behind the bloom, I noticed that some of the minis were getting those black tips on the ends of the leaves. That's when I switched from my crappy tap water to R/O. Have not had any issues since.
Cattleya Tiny Star, (C. Pole-Star x C. cernua)
First bloom seedling. Very similar Tequila Sunrise colors as the Seagulls Tiny Tim, but the overall plant size is smaller as is the flower. When this bloomed the whole spike got caught in the leaf that was still closed. I had a hard time freeing it up and all of the buds and the stem were completely crunched and twisted. (three buds blasted before I got the leaf opened, should have been 5 flowers). Hopefully that's just a first bloom thing, could be a culture thing.
Cattleya Pink Pearl, (C. alaorii x C. wittigiana)
First bloom seedling. It's just so PINK and FLAT. This one is too precious and it's one of my favorites. Maybe the petals could be more round but they are still nice and full. It's my most vigorous mini Catt, too. There are already 5(!!!) directions of growth on a barely bloom size seedling. I'm really looking forward to how this looks in a couple of years. Had to take a picture of this in the sun as well.
So much sparkle and even more of a bubblegum pink
Cattleya Scarlet Imp, (C. brevipedunculata x C. cernua)
First bloom seedling. Or, not really a seeding. I'm convinced that this could have bloomed the last two years. This is my lone mini Catt that is grown outdoors. I picked up from Peter at Diamond Orchids in January 2019. It struggles to bloom (thanks brevipedunculata...) but it grows incredibly well (thanks cernua!!!). I burnt it pretty bad this past spring when, out of frustration, I moved it into high light. I think it fried in less than a day. Move down to even less light than what it was getting prior to the burn and it did great. lesson learned. And, there's two more buds coming up on the other side. This is another one that probably won't win any awards but like the proportions a lot and I adore that starry, open shape. And who could complain about the florescent color that changes from a rose red to scarlet when you move it around?
It's a keeper.
Mini Catts!
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