Very Unique C. violacea

[Hawaiian Sunshine]

Originally Posted by Leisurely

Awesome to say the least. Does it have a clonal name?

I learned from the owner that this particular plant came from Japan many years ago. The plant is C. violacea var. semi-alba subv. Icabaru.

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by Hawaiian Sunshine

I learned from the owner that this particular plant came from Japan many years ago. The plant is C. violacea var. semi-alba subv. Icabaru.

hhmm.... interesting.... your plant looks a bit different to the 'Icabaru' I know... I remember this clon, but coming from Canaima Orchids in Florida and it was more like in this picture: C. violacea - an outstanding plant, I must admit (and I think has won an AM award), however, I like your much much better!

The "striata markings" in the plant I know are way too dominant...


Note: Icabaru (actually, correctly written Ikabaru) is a river and a town in south Venezuela. Famous for gold mines and specially for "Paladian Gold" (Gold associated with Palladium is found in only 4 places in the whole world: Roraima region in southern Venezuela, two localities in Brazil, and one locality in UK). I am not sure whether this particular clon comes from this region or it just received the clonal name by chance. This plant seems to have a much better substance than the plants I remember from that region.

Second Note: as for my understanding, the most espectacular albas and semi-albas of this species come from Brazil!

[Hawaiian Sunshine]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

hhmm.... interesting.... your plant looks a bit different to the 'Icabaru' I know... I remember this clon, but coming from Canaima Orchids in Florida and it was more like in this picture: C. violacea - an outstanding plant, I must admit (and I think has won an AM award), however, I like your much much better!

The "striata markings" in the plant I know are way too dominant...


Note: Icabaru (actually, correctly written Ikabaru) is a river and a town in south Venezuela. Famous for gold mines and specially for "Paladian Gold" (Gold associated with Palladium is found in only 4 places in the whole world: Roraima region in southern Venezuela, two localities in Brazil, and one locality in UK). I am not sure whether this particular clon comes from this region or it just received the clonal name by chance. This plant seems to have a much better substance than the plants I remember from that region.

Second Note: as for my understanding, the most espectacular albas and semi-albas of this species come from Brazil!

Fascinating information. I'll pass it on to the owner including the correct spelling. Coincidently an orchid broker from Japan visited my house this afternoon. He is a seasoned traveler looking for plants to bring back to Japan. He saw the 'Ikabaru' that I am growing and mentioned that he has seen one other plant of 'Ikabaru' in Japan. Evidently, the plant is a difficult and slow grower. He said the plant in Japan also had bulbs that were badly shriveled and foliage was not looking good.

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by Hawaiian Sunshine

Fascinating information. I'll pass it on to the owner including the correct spelling. Coincidently an orchid broker from Japan visited my house this afternoon. He is a seasoned traveler looking for plants to bring back to Japan. He saw the 'Ikabaru' that I am growing and mentioned that he has seen one other plant of 'Ikabaru' in Japan. Evidently, the plant is a difficult and slow grower. He said the plant in Japan also had bulbs that were badly shriveled and foliage was not looking good.

Note: Ikabaru is the correct spelling for the town and the river (it's a word of the Pemon Language). The clon of this plant is 'Icabaru' which is the spanish version of the same name.

Actually, C. violacea is not the easiest Cattleya, and all the albas and semi-albas are known to be somehow difficult. However, really worth the effort (my personal opinion)... If I have to peek only two plants of the Cattleya alliance, this species would be my very first choice... Laelia purpurata, the second

[Hawaiian Sunshine]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Note: Ikabaru is the correct spelling for the town and the river (it's a word of the Pemon Language). The clon of this plant is 'Icabaru' which is the spanish version of the same name.

Actually, C. violacea is not the easiest Cattleya, and all the albas and semi-albas are known to be somehow difficult. However, really worth the effort (my personal opinion)... If I have to peek only two plants of the Cattleya alliance, this species would be my very first choice... Laelia purpurata, the second

Thank you very much for the clarification on the spelling of the varietal name. The expertise and information exchange from this Board is just amazing.