C. Katherine Clarkson, F2

[Fairorchids]

Fred Clarke (Sunset Valley Orchids) still writes labels with Slc. Katherine Clarkson, but since the Brazilian Laelias became Sophronitis, and then all the Sophronitises became Cattleyas, it is a 'plain' C. Katherine Clarkson.

It has been used extensively in breeding for spotted flowers. Early this year SVO released a sib cross ('Solar Spots' HCC/AOS x 'SVO' HCC/AOS), creating the F2 generation. I couldn't resist getting a bunch, and three of them are in bloom now. As usual, these siblings show a considerable variation:

Left: Good spot distribution
Center: Best color
Right: Best/largest flower

[mopwr]

I was going to add my own thread for my blooming of this cross, but I found yours first and thought it might be more appropriate to keep this all together. Here is what I got back in early October (I'm a bit behind on posting / sharing photos). Pretty happy with the outcome:

[estación seca]

The lip variation among them is dramatic.