Biggest Cattleya Flower ?

[subicedragon]

I am interest in big cattleya flower. I have search on ebay and seller have claim. Has anyone has thoes cattleya orchid in their collection ? Anyone know other big cattleya flower bloom please share with me.

Blc Ronald’s Canyon 'Koko Head' AM/AOS bloom up to 9"

Blc. Pink Empress "Ju-Sen" AM/AOS bloom up to 8"

[Cavs n' Orchids]

My biggest cattleya is C. Hawaii. I havent had much luck finding info on it online, but its parents are (C. elongata x C. labiata) x (C. harrisoniana x C. labiata). It takes after labiata the most, flowering only in the fall. It is around 7-8 inches across, and beautifully fragrant. The plant itself is 15 inches tall.

[kwarren]

I also like to collect big flowered catts and I also recently added "Koko Head" and "Ju Sen" to my collection but they are large seedlings and have not flowered them yet.
I have a couple of other BIG flowered catts you may want to collect:

Blc. Mem. Grant Eichler "Lenette" HCC/AOS - it is the largest rosy purple with darker lip. It is said it will reach
10" across! It usually has 3 blooms at a time if grown well.

Blc. Mount Hood "Mary" AM/AOS - A bright white with yellow in throat and big frilly white lip that has a small dot of purple at bottom of lip. If grown well it will reach up to 9" across.

I just bought both of these for $16.00 each. They were listed as being in 2" pot but I am putting them into 4" pots tomorrow as they are large for just being in a 2" pot.
I got both of them from Carter and Holmes Orchids. I think they have them in larger sizes also. Better get them before they sell out this spring!

[tucker85]

I have several large flowered cattleyas, including Blc. Pink Empress. Most of them are around 7". The flowers on my cattleyas tend to get larger as the plant gets larger and more mature. Some of my large ones are;
C. Ruth Gee
Blc. King of Taiwan 'Splediferous'
Blc. Mem. Crispin Rosales 'victory'
Blc. Pink Empress 'Lakeview'
Lc. Orglades Grand 'Yow Chang Beauty'
C. Jose Marti 'Mothers Favorite'

[subicedragon]

Thanks for the input.

I looked up thoes flower and I came accoss with this description. King of taiwan" splendiferous AM/AOS. The site claim to bloom 9 inches. How big is your " splendiferous " ?

Blc. King of Taiwan 'Splendiferous' AM/AOS (Blc. Bryce Canyon 'Splendiferous' AM/AOS x Blc. Purple Ruby)

[Bud]

Cattleya warscewiczii is not only the largest-flowered of the Cattleya genus with flowers that can reach 12 inches across from petal tip to petal tip, it also produces the largest flower spikes with as many as 10 of these huge flowers per spike.

[subicedragon]

Hi, bud

Do you know which type of Cattleya warscewiczii produce 12 inch flower ?

thanks

[tucker85]

Originally Posted by subicedragon

Thanks for the input.

I looked up thoes flower and I came accoss with this description. King of taiwan" splendiferous AM/AOS. The site claim to bloom 9 inches. How big is your " splendiferous " ?

Blc. King of Taiwan 'Splendiferous' AM/AOS (Blc. Bryce Canyon 'Splendiferous' AM/AOS x Blc. Purple Ruby)

I don't remember ever measuring the flower on that one.

[got ants]

I just picked up a C. Ruth Gee from Odom's Orchids at the Tamiami show, and the single flower measures almost 9 inches. It's spectacular!

[subicedragon]

Hi, Got ants

what is the name of C. Ruth Gee of your orchid. I came across with this one while search online.
C. Ruth Gee `Diamond Jubilee'FCC/AOS

Is this the one you have that measure 9 " ?

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Would anyone be intested in selling their orchid division, big flower cattleya. I am still a student with a passion for orchid, and I can't afford larg orchid plant. I am instersted in buying a division ( 1 or 2 bulbs with eyes). I have searched the orchid name but no luck on getting them. Please offer me reasonal price .

Thanks