Lc. Sheila Lauterbach 'Equilab' FCC/AOS

[Rosim_in_BR]

Spectacular semi-alba! Full, good substance and fragrant flowers! Mine is an old plant, a meristem from the very first batch thus preserving the original characteristics of this wonderful flower. There is on the market now a second (or third, I am not sure) wave of meristems made over meristemed plants which flowers show several variations, most of them not so good.

Lc. Sheila Lauterbach 'Equilab' FCC-AOS on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[cb977]

Need I say more?

[DebsC]

Spectacular is an apt description. Fresh and lovely!! Just perfect!

[stitz]

I have three plants with 'Equilab' as the cultivar name. Does anyone know the history of Equilab?

Is there a vendor who maintains a large stock of plants with 'Equilab' as a part of the name or source? I will import if necessary.

--Stitz--

[camille1585]

I can't believe that I missed this one!! It's stunningly gorgeous! I love the white rim on the lip, it makes the pink stand out even more, imo.

I too was wondering about the 'Equilab' part. I heard that it was given to exceptional plants. Or is it a clonal name like any other?

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by stitz

I have three plants with 'Equilab' as the cultivar name. Does anyone know the history of Equilab?

Is there a vendor who maintains a large stock of plants with 'Equilab' as a part of the name or source? I will import if necessary.

--Stitz--

Originally Posted by camille1585

I can't believe that I missed this one!! It's stunningly gorgeous! I love the white rim on the lip, it makes the pink stand out even more, imo.

I too was wondering about the 'Equilab' part. I heard that it was given to exceptional plants. Or is it a clonal name like any other?

Stitz, Camille
Ademar Manarini was a businessman here in Brazil. He run a business in the field of fishing equipment called Equipesca. He was also and orchid lover and skilled photographer. At a certain point in 1970 he decided to found a nursery equipped with a laboratory to reproduce good and rare clones of orchids that until then were confined to a few orchid collectors only and started acquiring everything (in the Cattleya alliance mainly) of good quality he could get his hands on. He meristemed many good things, selfed many others and also produced hybrids. His nursery was named Equilab and was very respected for the quality plants sold. Unfortunately, when he died in 1989 the orchid business didn’t go ahead. So, when you see the clonal name ‘Equilab’ following a plant name it is a good indication of quality.

[stitz]

Thank you Mauro!

[Paul]

excellant