Laelia Pacavia - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 12-07-2008, 07:45 PM

This is the second blooming of this plant this year. Laelia Pacavia (or Sophronitis Pacavia as of last year and more recently just Cattleya Pacavia now, I think) is the primary hybrid between two plants whos genus is up in the air but whose species names are tenebrosa x purpurata. I was pretty surprised to see this plant blooming again this year, however, I was also surprised to see one of my purpuratas blooming for the third time in a year, so maybe its just a whacky year for purpuratas!?!

Anyway, these blooms are not as dark as the summer ones and the petals did not open up as fully as they did this summer. Still a beaut though! You can see this summer's pics in my gallery if you are so inclined. The gallery pics show how variable the color of this plant is depending upon the lighting scheme it is subjected to when taking pics.

Brooke · #2 12-08-2008, 08:00 PM

Congratulations on your Pacavia, mine is in sheath for the first time. I have had it since it was a seedling and I had forgotten what it looks like. We have good taste :>)

Brooke

isurus79 · #3 12-08-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jan Pahl

Is quite a rare thing, but sometimes large specimens of purpurata with very good light regimes and good moisture will produce 2 up to 3 blooms per year (only one of them produce large amounts of flowers).

Not everyone knows that many species (but not all) even if they blooms once per year, sometimes could have a second "flowering season"... but a 3rd is quite rare except in very few plants since the other way purpuratas blooms more than once is because of hybrid condition...

Pacavia since is a hybrid have more chance to blooms more than once, so congratulations with your purpurata. Once I had a 50ty pseudobulb "carnea" that had the same "more than once condition" but I lost my plant.

Thanks for the info! Thats a pity that you lost a 50 bulb plant! I cant even imagine such a specimen. You wouldnt happen to have any pics of it lying around do you? I would love to see that!!

isurus79 · #4 12-08-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by brooke

Congratulations on your Pacavia, mine is in sheath for the first time. I have had it since it was a seedling and I had forgotten what it looks like. We have good taste :>)

Brooke

Great orchid minds think alike!

tuvoc · #5 12-09-2008, 11:05 AM

Very nice, Steve. I noticed a very fat seed pod in the background. Is it a selfing, or a cross with something else?

Kim

isurus79 · #6 12-09-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tuvoc

Very nice, Steve. I noticed a very fat seed pod in the background. Is it a selfing, or a cross with something else?

Kim

Wow, good eye! That seed pod is from the first bloom earlier in the year with this plant. I crossed it with my Rhyncolaelia digbyana that was blooming at the same time this summer. I think it should be a killer cross!

Roly0217 · #7 12-09-2008, 02:34 PM

Steve those are some beautiful blooms. I really like the veining on the lip. And the cross with digbyana should be something interesting. Let us know when the pod matures and if its viable for culture. Then in 5 or 6 years we'll see the flowers; or will it take longer??

Cookiemonster · #8 12-09-2008, 04:59 PM

Jan- how did you lose that plant, im soooo curious, Im sorry about that though

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Isurus- I LOVE this plant, I have a L.Pacavia and it hasnt bloomed for me yet, and I cant wait for the blooms! Yours looks absolutely lovely, and I think as Jan mentioned your conditions are spectacular for it to bloom not once or twice but three times! Good Growing!
Btw Im in arizona right now and noticed you were once living here, Im looking to get to somewhere more green but yet warm, how did you end up in hawaii if you dont mind my asking

isurus79 · #9 12-09-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Roly0217

Steve those are some beautiful blooms. I really like the veining on the lip. And the cross with digbyana should be something interesting. Let us know when the pod matures and if its viable for culture. Then in 5 or 6 years we'll see the flowers; or will it take longer??

I will let you know what happens with the digbyana, though I think 5-6 years is about right as for the first bloom. We will see!!

isurus79 · #10 12-09-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cookiemonster

Isurus- I LOVE this plant, I have a L.Pacavia and it hasnt bloomed for me yet, and I cant wait for the blooms! Yours looks absolutely lovely, and I think as Jan mentioned your conditions are spectacular for it to bloom not once or twice but three times! Good Growing!
Btw Im in arizona right now and noticed you were once living here, Im looking to get to somewhere more green but yet warm, how did you end up in hawaii if you dont mind my asking

I got to Hawaii because of my professional passion (as opposed to my hobby passion, aka orchids) is marine biology and aquaculture (growing critters in the water). AZ was pretty devoid of marine biology stuff for obvious reasons and I left UA because of it to pursue my degree on the Big Island. I have been pretty surprised to learn that there is now a growing aquaculture industry in the deserts of AZ though! Weird. Anyway, I finished up my undergrad at UH Hilo, worked on an abalone farm for 2 years in Kona, got my MBA at UH Manoa and am now a project manager for a local marine ornamental wholesaler as we expand in several different business directions. I guess I ended up in Hawaii because of fish! Plain and simple! lol