Xanthic Cattleya aurantiaca - Orchid Board

Rosim_in_BR · #1 09-16-2009, 03:26 PM

This is a beautiful variety. I believe the most famous clone of this yelow variation is 'Miami'. The third photo shows it side by side with the type of the species.

cb977 · #2 09-16-2009, 03:53 PM

Oh Mauro...you've done it again!
I'll never get through my entire wish-list at this rate!

Rosim_in_BR · #3 09-16-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cb977

Oh Mauro...you've done it again!
I'll never get through my entire wish-list at this rate!

My fault!

Royal · #4 09-16-2009, 06:22 PM

Just beautiful! Are the yellow flowers a bit smaller?

dounoharm · #5 09-16-2009, 06:26 PM

aurantiaca is one of my fav little catt.....and the yellow is stunning! ty for posting it!

Rosim_in_BR · #6 09-16-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RoyalOrchids

Just beautiful! Are the yellow flowers a bit smaller?

Yes, Royal, but just a little bit smaller!

SP2340 · #7 09-16-2009, 06:30 PM

Beautiful Mauro, thank you!

Sun rm.N.E. · #8 09-16-2009, 09:45 PM

Thanks for the beautiful photos. Best form of the yellow clone I have seen yet.

Cookiemonster · #9 09-16-2009, 11:40 PM

I really like the yellow one mauro, but that fiery orange i think is perfection

!! beautiful

RosieC · #10 09-17-2009, 06:37 AM

Wow, I love them both. Such vibrant colours.

On the yellow one the dark spots on the lip are more noticable, and at first glance I thouht it had long filaments with dark anther on the end and thought "Orchids don't usually have those!"

Then I realised they were spots, and I reckon the orchid could be trying to mimic a flower which has them. After reading that National Geographic article which someone posted a link to a few weeks back, it's really interesting to spot the 'trickery' used by orchids.