Cattleya aurantiaca - Orchid Board

minneSNOWta · #1 03-17-2011, 12:00 PM

Won this in a NOS raffle. Smallest flowers of the Cattleya genus and not so big or "gotti" as the rest of them can be. Most northern growing Cattleya and used in breeding for the orange color. There is also an aurea form. I'm not a big fan of Cattleyas, but I like this one.

bellini girl · #2 03-17-2011, 04:17 PM

Lovely colour.

Zoi2 · #3 03-17-2011, 08:53 PM

The color is lovely and I also like the waxy flowers.
Joann

tuvoc · #4 03-18-2011, 11:17 AM

Sweet little thing.

Kim

Ryan.Walsh · #5 03-18-2011, 11:57 AM

They certainly are cheery little flowers aren't they? I posted mine blooming recently in the flowering forum. They last for a good month or more, which is always a plus.

BTW taxonomists have moved this from the Cattleya genus to the Guarianthe genus so these are now Guarianthe aurantiaca.

Brotherly Monkey · #6 03-18-2011, 02:14 PM

I'm in the same boat regarding most catts. But always been a big fan of this one. I also have a chocolate drop, which is a hybrid with similar flowers