C. Lulu 'Hot Pink' (Penny Kuroda x brabantiae) - Page 2 - Orchid Board

Bolero · #11 09-22-2007, 01:31 AM

Wow yours has more pink than mine does, probably why it has the 'hot pink" name. They are terrific plants to grow and make a beautiful display.

Mine actually has a touch of purple in it which is odd I think.

Thanks for sharing, it's a beautiful plant you have there.

cneos · #12 09-22-2007, 10:15 AM

the other two awarded C. Lulu are:
'Fireworks' - a light pink with burgundy red spots; and 'Grapeade' - light pink, heavily spotted red-violet, spotting coalescing a edges.

Bolero · #13 09-22-2007, 09:07 PM

Mine hasn't been awarded, it's was a seedling so probably a bit different to the others as it's not a clone.

cneos · #14 09-22-2007, 10:17 PM

will you post a photo of yours? it will be interesting to see its colour

Bolero · #15 09-22-2007, 10:30 PM

My mistake, mine is Lulu Full x Lavender Ice. I thought it was Lulu Full only. Next time I should check before I speak.........;-)

Here it is anyway.......it has a mauve look to it but I had a lot of trouble capturing the photo and getting the real colouring.

Dorothy · #16 09-23-2007, 08:32 AM

Bolero - you have yourself a beauty there

Love the lavender!

Bolero · #17 09-23-2007, 08:43 AM

Yeah sorry about my mistake though, I thought I had the same plant but my memory didn't serve me well.

Well it's not completely dissimilar.

Thanks for the compliment Dorothy!

cneos · #18 09-23-2007, 11:14 AM

Yours is a very pretty flowering!

I could not find a parent named C. Lulu Full. Perhaps 'full' is simply a hybridizer's descriptive note for the flower? Most likely, your plant is C. Lulu x Lavender Ice which is C. Lavender Lulu, registered by H&R in 11/23/06.

Roy Tokunaga treated visitors to the AOS Judging Center and his nursery to a look at his new releases of offspring of B. nodosa, including a few combinations of C. Lulu. One of these (light pink mini-catt in both photos) is Bc. Little Lulu, (B. Little Stars x C. Lulu). Color of this grex is variable.

puddin · #19 09-23-2007, 01:46 PM

How many flowers can those big plants flower? It would be really cool to grow the plants and that is the reward. None of my plants are that big though. Can't wait until they are!

cneos · #20 09-23-2007, 04:04 PM

Although the hybrid was registered by Stewart Orchids, Roy used divisions of his B. nodosa 'Mas Mejor' AM, CCM, and CCE and B. subulifolia to make his own version of B. Little Stars. The huge plant in the middle of both photos is B. Little Stars 'Henbest's Passion' which earned H&R Orchids a CCM (85 points) in 2004 for 363 flowers, 20 buds, 60 inflorescences. At its 2006 judging, Roy apologized that 'Henbest's Passion' wasn't quite up to par - timing of the blooms is everything. But as you can see in the photo attached here, B. Little Stars can light up the night, even on relatively small plants.

Roy is especially excited about his new cross - Bc. Little Lulu (B. Little Stars x C. Lulu). Floriferousness and heavenly fragrance makes this hybrid a must have for my collection.