Cattleya trianae 'Waldemar Silva'

[Rosim_in_BR]

Light rose in the petals and sepals, solid color in the lip allied to a very good shape produce a rare visual harmony in this flower. There is some controversy every time this plant goes to the judging bench on whether it is or is not true Cattleya trianae because "it is too good to be true" some say. So, I say that every time a flower is very good, some people start saying it is not what it is . Not even the great Heitor Gloeden that lived his entire life among orchids and was one of our most respected orchidists felt he could say this flower is not Cattleya trianae on a paper he wrote while still among us - and he knew Cattleyas like nobody else in this country!

[Dorothy]

trianae or not .. it's a beauty
I love it's form and oh that lip!

[nenella]

Beautiful !thank you

[Don Perusse]

Thanks for the "show" and the info that went along with it. Verrrrrrry interesting!

[Chubidubi]

I love your beautiful pics!!!
This one looks a little bit like my Catt Noid on my avatar.

[tuvoc]

What a beautiful creation, and that's the truth!

Kim

[charmbutterfly]

Its a beauty no matter what it is!

[Craig]

Bravo,,bravoooh!

[smweaver]

Mauro, that's simply beyond beautiful. So what is the outcome after this plant goes to a show? Is it actually allowed in as trianae, or does it get forced over to the hybrid area for judging? I've heard the same argument you mentioned applied to Euanthe sanderiana. It's hard to tell the difference between some of its hybrids and some of the line-bred species plants.

By the way, would you mind providing some indication of your growing conditions, especially in regards to the light levels that your cattleyas and laelias receive. Do they get direct light during the day, and if so, how many hours?

Steve

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by smweaver

Mauro, that's simply beyond beautiful. So what is the outcome after this plant goes to a show? Is it actually allowed in as trianae, or does it get forced over to the hybrid area for judging? I've heard the same argument you mentioned applied to Euanthe sanderiana. It's hard to tell the difference between some of its hybrids and some of the line-bred species plants.

By the way, would you mind providing some indication of your growing conditions, especially in regards to the light levels that your cattleyas and laelias receive. Do they get direct light during the day, and if so, how many hours?

Steve

Steve, sometimes it is allowed in as trianae, some other times it is forced into the hybrid category, depending a little on who is judging, and at least one time I saw judges simply and deliberately ignore it under the argument that they were not able to say whether it was a species or a hybrid (can you believe this ????!!!!). I know that there's a bunch of plants in the same situation, unfortunately.

As for my growing conditions, especially the light condition, it is a little difficult for me to precisely describe or give you an accurate idea because I don't have any instruments to correctly measure the levels (I mean, I never thought I needed one ).
To give you an idea of my grh, it is entirely protected by shade cloth that cuts 50% of the natural light and I also have a cover made of transparent plastic film. I'd say that the plastic and the shade cloth together cut around 55%. This works well from May to September (mid fall to mid spring more or less). During this time the sun deeply inclines reducing significantly the light level and the duration of the day, so cutting 50-55% is enough. During these months the sides are also covered with transparent plastic film to protect against the cold waves. But, during summer -actually October-April - the light level is huge, really intense. So intense that I need to put extra protection to something around 65-70%.
I do not allow my plants to get any direct light. The light is always coated by the shade cloth - direct sunlight here can severely burn leaves and pseudo bulbs.

Sorry if I can’t be of much help, but if you need any further info, just let me know.