Potinara Samantha Duncan 'Orange Tart'

[boytjie]

Mostly a species nut here, but have a few mini Catts that I couldn't resist. I was thinking this one should be called 'Red Tart' instead of 'Orange Tart,' but I grow my Catts under fairly strong light (reddish tint to some of the leaves), and have read that high light can influence and darken flower color...?

Thanks for looking!

[BikerDoc5968]

If the sun is making the difference, then my vote is to lavish them with as much as you can, especially is Syracuse where the only thing I think should be orange is the Syracuse Orangemen... for those of you who don't know, they are the guys on the left, Syracuse football! I love the red...definitely RED!!!!!

[Angurek]

Originally Posted by boytjie

Mostly a species nut here, but have a few mini Catts that I couldn't resist. I was thinking this one should be called 'Red Tart' instead of 'Orange Tart,' but I grow my Catts under fairly strong light (reddish tint to some of the leaves), and have read that high light can influence and darken flower color...?

Thanks for looking!

Now that's some color saturation. That's one of the most brightly-colored catts I've ever seen.

I love it. How big is the flower?

[DebsC]

It really is colorful and a pretty color, at that!! Any fragrance? How big is the flower?

[boytjie]

Originally Posted by DebsC

It really is colorful and a pretty color, at that!! Any fragrance? How big is the flower?

No fragrance that I can detect, but it has only been open for a day. Maybe in the next day or two it will start to smell nice. It's not very big, about three inches across.

[tuvoc]

Neet one Stephen. Mine opens very red too, but fades to more orange as it ages.

Kim