Bought this on the road-trip in NC.. unknown iD

[alfuguo]

Bought this on the road trip in NC during my new year break. Can’t Take my eyes from the color. Any chance anyone can point out the ID?

[estación seca]

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

That is an eye-catcher. There are very many different smaller hybrid Cattleyas that are yellow with red splashes on the petals. It wouldn't be possible to give it an ID without the label. There are breeders in the US, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan breeding Cattleyas like this.

You could try to contact the place you bought it and ask whether they know. Or perhaps they could tell you where they bought it, and you could ask the grower.

[Shadeflower]

If I had to guess I'd guess Rhyncattleanthe Tzeng-Wen Free

[Roberta]

First, Welcome!

Any guess as to ID is going to be just a guess.. with only a few very distinctive exceptions, it is impossible to definitively identify a hybrid, especially a complex one ... as ES pointed out, too many look similar. The best you're likely to get is "Looks like" or "Similar to" ... just enjoy, it is a beauty.

[ArronOB]

I would just label that

C. LIKE burana beauty

The C. Stands for Cattleya, although it’s a complex hybrid and unlikely to be a straight cattleyas. Cattleya just covers the whole tribe.

Burana beauty is a common hybrid that looks very similar and most Cattleya growers will know - so you will always remember what it looks like.

[Shadeflower]

main difference would be that the Tzeng-Wen Free lacks fragrance and the Burana Beauty has a fragrance.

But it's probably something different altogether, It looks about half the size of a burana beauty but that is sometimes deceptive