Cattleya Lulu - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 08-26-2009, 05:50 AM

Cattleya Lulu on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cattleya Lulu on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This is one of the best Catt hybrids out there. I almost killed this one recently due to negligence and forgetting about this one in a jungly area of my growing spot and it got over watered by accident. Anyway, its the first bloom since the mishap and it seems to be going well.

SP2340 · #2 08-26-2009, 06:08 AM

Wow, absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing.

Junebug · #3 08-26-2009, 06:24 AM

Beautiful blooms! I was admiring your other photos too. They're all stunning. Are all your chids grown outdoors and do you have any photos (wide shots) of your growing space?

isurus79 · #4 08-26-2009, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Junebug

Are all your chids grown outdoors and do you have any photos (wide shots) of your growing space?

I do grow all my guys outdoors under the shade of various types of trees. I don't actually have any wide shots of my grow areas. I have 3 areas, one is hot and sunny (front yard near hot pavement with minimal protection from the sun), one is cool and shady (under a mango tree) and one is warm, sunny and bright but not too hot.

RosieC · #5 08-26-2009, 11:22 AM

Wonderful Cat, really good you didn't kill it because it looks just wonderful.

kinknstein · #6 08-26-2009, 11:22 AM

I like this one alot Steve, she's a real beaut!!

stefpix · #7 04-13-2011, 07:30 PM

That is great looking. What are all the parents up to the species? does it have guttata or amethystoglossa in the parentage? Sometimes I have a hard time finding the genealogy of a hybrid

isurus79 · #8 04-13-2011, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by stefpix

That is great looking. What are all the parents up to the species? does it have guttata or amethystoglossa in the parentage? Sometimes I have a hard time finding the genealogy of a hybrid

Hey Stefano,
Honestly, I dont know the parentage of C. Lulu. Since I bought a mac, my OW doesnt work so I cant look it up. I really miss that plant. It had the most vividly pink flowers I had ever seen. Ever. I had to sell it when I moved to Texas. Grrrr, I should have kept it.

pheli · #9 04-13-2011, 09:38 PM

I have heard of it but haven't seen the really blooms of it. Several years ago, it was a good parent to breed new spot cattleyas. But it is seldom sold recently.

catwalker808 · #10 04-13-2011, 10:07 PM

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.