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Guarechea 'Black Comet'
A Peter T Lin cross of...
Guarianthe bowringiana x Prosthechea cochleata
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It's fascinating the Prosthechea is so absolutely dominant in almost all the characteristics.
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just the color is guar.
i like it!
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That will be so pretty when all the blooms are open together! Very nice!
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Guarechea 'Black Comet' (???)
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Originally Posted by RJSquirrel
A Peter T Lin cross of...
Guarianthe bowringiana x Prosthechea cochleata
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Fantastic plant! What category or family does this orchid fall into? Cattleya? I have never heard of either name, so very new to me. The base of the plants look like oncididiums to me. |
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Cattleya alliance. Guarianthe (Cattleya) bowringiana x Prosth echea (Encyclia) cochleata . Just genus name changes to make one crazy... 
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04-03-2023, 12:24 AM
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04-10-2024, 05:12 PM
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its a little overdue. skipped one bloom cycle bec I broke the spike. Had to save it from the storm last night brought it in and still got buds and a flower didnt get knocked off..
the 1st flower. has 2 spikes and as you can see spike growing off a spike, that makes 3. Its starting to get warm and these should open fast. Plants buried up to its bulbs in sphagnum tightly packed. I will have to break the container to get it out if I want to re pot.
thanks for looking again and wonderful blooms for you all too!!!
Guarechea Black Comet
Psh. cochleata 75.0%
Gur. bowringiana 25.0%
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04-10-2024, 06:08 PM
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I have a small one. People who want to grow it need to remember it's almost a bog plant. If you let it get dry between waterings it will sit there indefinitely, looking unhappy, without growing. I couldn't grow this in bark unless I watered every day.
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04-10-2024, 10:27 PM
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Good point that these are about as bog orchid as you get without the scent of the bog. 
You can call it goopy. Hot humid and goopy. Was under 70% shade cloth last year. Going to try 50% this season for a while. See how the leaves look next month. Move it under a bench or behind some more cloth.
It's a full morning sun, afternoon can burn it. As much shade as it can get under the hottest days. Think like a bog. We see how this does after being battered last night. Just glad the hail didn't hit me plants!!!
A Peter T Lin plant too so that always helps getting a good start. He hasn't had these lately. I wanted another one just in case ya know..Thanks!!
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