I just started reading "The Scent of Scandal" on the recommendation of the recent speaker at a local orchid club meeting.
The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid (Florida History and Culture): Craig Pittman, Raymond Arsenault, Dr. Gary R. Mormino: 9780813039749: Amazon.com: Books
The book mentions Moore's attempt to bring a Cattleya mooreana with a seedpod into the U.S. in 1991 only to have it confiscated by U.S. Customs. He took the government to court and got the plant returned to him but by then it was dead.
Intrigued, I went to Withner's "The Cattleyas and their Relatives", Vol. I, to read a description. Withner first saw the plant in 1958 when Moore sent a specimen to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden but "The plant was in poor condition, produced two flowers on an unestablished growth and then promptly died. Somehow, not thinking the plant would perish, I had not preserved the remains to press as a type specimen, so it was impossible to name the species until another specimen became available. ... Finally, on September 2, 1987, it was possible to obtain another specimen, write this description ... and insert Cattleya mooreana as a last minute revision before the book went into production.
The Cattleyas and Their Relatives, Vol. 1: The Cattleyas: Carl L. Withner: 9780881920994: Amazon.com: Books
Cattleya mooreana Withner, Allison & Guenard
I have most species of Cattleya but mooreana is one that I don't have. I am going to be looking to obtain a specimen.
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Originally Posted by got ants
I have one, or so I thought, that finally bloomed, only to turn out to be a Cattleya rex.
btw, it was purchased from Lee Moore.  |
Does Lee Moore have a commercial nursery operation? Too bad that it wasn't a mooreana.
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