Cattleya Lulu

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Here’s a geneology for C. Lulu.

C. loddigesii x aclandiae = C Brabantiae.
C. Summer Snow x guttata = C Penny Kuroda

C Lulu = C Penny Kuroda x C Brabantiae

The diminutive plant size & red spots are largely from C aclandiae. The pink petals & sepals, largely from a pink type C loddigesii. The wide, dark pink/red lip from everywhere. The nice fragrance mainly from C aclandiae, tempering the not as nice fragrance of C guttata.

There are different looks to C Lulu. They are usually pink/lavender, with nice wide, dark pink lips. Some have red spots, some do not.

C. Lulu breeds on fairly nicely. But if you want spots, you may as well start with C Brabantiae or C aclandiae, instead of mixing in all the rest. You’d get better spots by that route.