Rhyncattleanthe first bud opened

[WhiteRabbit]

sorry it's not what you expected, but it's exquisite!

[Gage]

Thanks. It's opening up a lot. I will post another pic tomorrow.

[glengary54]

Gage - I don't think that it is mislabeled, although most of it's bloodline is orange/yellow/red, if you look a little further back you will find Brassolaeliocattleya or Blc. George King, a wonderful pink with a lip and throat that is not much different from your plant. I love buying seed crosses, you never know how variable a cross is going to be. I once bought six seedlings out of the same grex and not a single one looked like it could be related to any of the others. What you have is wonderful, if you want it in orange, buy it in bloom.

[Gage]

Thanks Glengary. Good to know the label may be right after all! Only reason I bought it not in bloom is because it was the OS auction. Trying to support the local club ya know.

[dounoharm]

if it is a seedling not a clone or meristem, it might not be mislabeled....seedlings can throw back to any of its ancestors....whats the breeding? maybe its a throwback?....gl

[Gage]

Originally Posted by dounoharm

if it is a seedling not a clone or meristem, it might not be mislabeled....seedlings can throw back to any of its ancestors....whats the breeding? maybe its a throwback?....gl

That's so interesting! I've never heard of orchids doing this.

[Gage]

Here's a picture from this morning. Not bad, eh?

[tucker85]

Beautiful! It has the classic cattleya colors of light lavander with a darker lip and yellow throat. After many years of growing cattleyas that's still my favorite color combination. It's unfortunate that it's miss-labeled but it's a very pretty orchid no matter what the name.

[Gage]

Thanks, Jeff!

Forgot to mention its size. The bloom is about 3 inches from the top of the dorsal sepal to the bottom of the lip, and the plant is about 14 inches tall.

[Gage]

Now 2 blooms. And it smells wonderful during the daytime, sweet/floral. I think the fragrance won me over.