Cattleya walkeriana 4N

[thefish1337]

This is technically the second blooming of the season, the first blooming blasted in September along with 2 other seedlings because I was lazy with adjusting my light schedule (I assume). My LEDs mess up the color on the phone and make it appear more purple-




Wow So Flat:



Whole Plant:

[Roberta]

Wow, REALLY flat!

[Fuerte Rav]

Gorgeous! Love the colour as shown

[isurus79]

That’s a really nice one! Who is the breeder?

[thefish1337]

Originally Posted by isurus79

That’s a really nice one! Who is the breeder?

Fred Clarke... I don't have the heart to ask him if it has any 'The Chairman' in it....

[K-Sci]

Very nice! I can't make out the label. What are the parents?

My SVO Whopper AM/AOS is also in flower now. I don't know if it is a tetrapoid, but it looks very similar, but the lip is different. Mine isn't as flat (photos).

Neither your walker nor mine have characteristics I can identify as suggesting Dolosa background, but I'm not an expert on this. I like to track walkeriana genetics, but don't have much on the SVO strains.

-Keith

[My Green Pets]

Love the full frontal, profile, and whole plant shots! Yes!
Also, look at the root party your plants are having. Super nice.

[thefish1337]

Originally Posted by K-Sci

Very nice! I can't make out the label. What are the parents?

My SVO Whopper AM/AOS is also in flower now. I don't know if it is a tetrapoid, but it looks very similar, but the lip is different. Mine isn't as flat (photos).

Neither your walker nor mine have characteristics I can identify as suggesting Dolosa background, but I'm not an expert on this. I like to track walkeriana genetics, but don't have much on the SVO strains.

-Keith

Thank you! SVO whopper x SVO Passion. According to the label SVO Whopper is 4N.

---------- Post added at 05:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:30 PM ----------

Originally Posted by My Green Pets

Love the full frontal, profile, and whole plant shots! Yes!
Also, look at the root party your plants are having. Super nice.

Thank you! The roots are getting way out of hand... That is a C. warscewiczii that has insane rooting habits. I'm hoping it will start putting out new growths and blooms on them the first time. I have no idea what I'm doing with the species, but I'm trying the "Chadwick Method" and withholding fertilizer in the winter until the new growths appear.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by thefish1337

Fred Clarke... I don't have the heart to ask him if it has any 'The Chairman' in it....

While I don't know this for sure, I'd say this is too nice to have the Chairman in it's background!