Cattleya loddigesii - Orchid Board

Rosim_in_BR · #1 08-29-2008, 02:11 PM

This is a selfing of Cattleya loddigesii 'Aranda' AM/AOS. It is nice, but today we have way better loddigesii!

Tom_in_PA · #2 08-29-2008, 02:53 PM

I would be happy to own that one

stonedragonfarms · #3 08-30-2008, 12:29 AM

I like the ruffles in the lip Mauro, though it's a little too light pink for my tastes...sort of remids me of little girls at a tea party

Roly0217 · #4 08-30-2008, 10:43 AM

Mauro it's GORGEOUS but just like Stony said a bit too light for my taste. I prefer the one with the darker color and light lip. Regardless of this it's still a beauty

Rosim_in_BR · #5 08-30-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Roly0217

Mauro it's GORGEOUS but just like Stony said a bit too light for my taste. I prefer the one with the darker color and light lip. Regardless of this it's still a beauty

Yep, it could be a little darker!

cb977 · #6 08-30-2008, 12:43 PM

This one just makes me think Spring!

Rosim_in_BR · #7 08-30-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cb977

This one just makes me think Spring!

Spring is just a few weeks ahead here in the south hemisphere. Spring always brings an explosion of flowers, no matter where you are!! It is the colorful season!!

Gin · #8 08-30-2008, 02:46 PM

Not me I love the color, reminds me of cotton candy

Gin

Anglo · #9 09-03-2008, 01:32 AM

C. loddigesii 'Aranda' AM/AOS x self seems to be a popular cross. I've seen the seedlings for sale by several online vendors. I have one myself that I bought cheaper on ebay. It's an especially nice plant. A very vigorous grower with stocky pseudobulbs. It just initiated a sheath, but may still be too young to bud.

Thanks for the picture, Mauro. I've been looking for shots of flowers from this cross to get an idea of what I might expect. So far, they all look pretty good.

Vincent

Rosim_in_BR · #10 09-03-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Anglo

C. loddigesii 'Aranda' AM/AOS x self seems to be a popular cross. I've seen the seedlings for sale by several online vendors. I have one myself that I bought cheaper on ebay. It's an especially nice plant. A very vigorous grower with stocky pseudobulbs. It just initiated a sheath, but may still be too young to bud.

Thanks for the picture, Mauro. I've been looking for shots of flowers from this cross to get an idea of what I might expect. So far, they all look pretty good.

Vincent

I had a meristemed plant of the original awarded loddigesii 'Aranda', but I guess I have made a mess with the pieces of the selfing. Some friends of mine asked me for a piece of the selfed (above) and I gave those I had... but I surely also gave the meristem thinking it was a piece of the selfing because I can't find it anymore in my grh!!! It is my fault, I know, but I hate when these things happen!!