Cattleya Lucille Small ‘Marshall’

[Bayard]

Big flowers on a small plant.

[estación seca]

Wow! Not a spot!

[Diane56Victor]

Lovely. I looked it up and with Bow Bells as a parent, is there any fragrance?

ES, you mentioned no spots, is spotting a problem for this Cattleya?

[estación seca]

Botrytis spotting is a problem for all flowers that bloom in winter! The fungus prefers very high humidity and stagnant air, which is common in a tightly closed greenhouse during cold weather. It can be prevented with good air circulation and warmer temperatures - as a good grower would do.

[Diane56Victor]

Ah right!
We are in Summer here, winter blooming just wasn't on my radar....lol

[Bayard]

Yes, the Botyritis does strike in the Fall unless I keep temps above 65F at night. However, in Winter it isn’t a problem, possibly due to the heater drying out the air. Also, I let outside air into the greenhouse on sunny days unless it is very cold.
Diane - it has what I think of as the classic Cattleya fragrance, something that lives in my memory, but is hard to describe.

[Diane56Victor]

Yes I think I know what you mean.

[DeaC]

Lovely bloom but I see you have a new avatar. Care to elaborate?

[Steve83]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Botrytis spotting is a problem for all flowers that bloom in winter! The fungus prefers very high humidity and stagnant air, which is common in a tightly closed greenhouse during cold weather. It can be prevented with good air circulation and warmer temperatures - as a good grower would do.

Thank you for that information! It confirmed my suspicions on a B. Little Stars. I likely bumped it while moving things around.

[Leafmite]

That is just perfect in every way!