Cattleya mossiae S/A 'Marta Carrasco'

[kavanaru]

Cattleya mossiae S/A ('Aurora' x 'Ayalon') / Venezuela's National Flower: "Flor de Mayo"

First time bloom. It opened on the very same day of my good friend Marta's 35th birthday. She was travelling alone with a camping car through Australia these days, and I knew it would make her very happy to this flower with her name in Internet

I was expecting more color on the lip, from this cross, but I have seen 3 plants of this cross till now and all have pretty similar lip markings, which I assume must be the strong influence of 'Ayalon' (don't know the plant!) As 'Aurora' has a stronger colored lip.

The label indicates that both parents are semi-alba, and that teh pollen plant is named 'Ayalon'. However, it seems to be a tipo, and the correct name should be 'Alayon'... I have not been able to find a picture of this plant, and what I have found in internet shows coerulea or tipo plants (both Ayalon and Alayon).. so... who knows...


Cattleya mossiae S/A 'Marta Carrasco' by kavanaru, on Flickr

Cattleya mossiae S/A 'Marta Carrasco' by kavanaru, on Flickr
Anyway, the point is that