Blc Golden Phoenix 'Orange'

[Zoi2]

I got this little bare root division from OBer Rodcuda in Oct. with a brown dry sheath. I was busy at the time so I just stuck it in a vase for water culture. Around the end of November, I was watering plants and noticed that brown dry sheath was growing fatter! By the first of Dec. the sheath split and there were 2 buds coming and 5-6 lovely new roots. I potted it up in s/h and put it in the south window. The buds got fatter and color started showing as banana yellow with a purple tip.
The flowers were finally open on Dec. 24, I was excited but the the cultivar is 'Orange' and they were yellow. I figured I had kept it too warm and the color washed out so I made a note to keep it cooler next year. Oh me of such little faith... a few days later the color was actually orange and its fragrant. Ten days later and it is ORANGE!

[daf3538]

Very pretty I love the color!

[RosieC]

Really pretty... and amazing how the colour darkens to such a deep orange. I love the look of it in the yellow as well.

[Orchidflowerchild]

cattleyas usually take a few days to really 'fluff out' and get all their fragrances glands a-pumpin. Particularly waxy things.

-Cj

[dounoharm]

what a beauty! i love catts that change color!

[Zoi2]

Thanks guys for the comments.
Joann

[Paul]

VERY nice -- both shape and color! Looks like nice heavy substance too. Wonder how tall the plant will top out at? So many of the nice ones get too tall for my space.

[tucker85]

That's a beauty! I love that orange color. Good job.