Three Cattleya tigrina

[Louis_W]

In the same spirit as my post about Mareeba Tiger, im posting my three Cattleya tigrina before they bloom so we can watch the bud development. One is a tried and true FCC and the others are SVOs latest polyploid tigrina crosses. This is probably my favorite species of orchid (perhaps until the amethystoglossas get big.)

First the one that we know and love:

Cattleya tigrina 'San Bar Giant' FCC

The SanBar has twenty on one and ten flowers on the other! Its awesome because last year it had 3 and 5 flowers on the two leads. I got this plant blooming size from KrullSmith two years ago and I still consider it about half of its ultimate size







The next two are first bloom, probably 3n seedlings. I got them perhaps 3 years ago and they have sheaths now but havent started showing a spike yet

'SVO Prince' 4n X 'Bill's Favorite Ladies'
This one came out wonky but i think it may be a stunner in the future. Its big with a super wide lip (almost a full cm wider than any FCC I could find)

'Paul' AM/AOS. X 'SVO Dark Wonder' 4n
This one is quite nice as well, narrow lip but large and dark