Hi Everybody!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Another favorite is in bloom again! I got this from Odom's Orchids 2 years ago, after researching and selecting a first-class LARGE purple Cattleya. This plant has met every expectation! It is really quite easy to grow and blooms 4x per year.
[ok, I cheated a bit! I split the plant in half and put both sections in the same pot. Now I get 2 flowerings per bi-annual bloom season, one from each half of the plant!]
This time, the blooms are around 6", which is pretty small for this plant (I think due to crappy winter light). Normally the summer flowering has blooms 8"+! While it is a big plant, it is still rather space efficient... the growths grow straight up, instead of a rambling mess that sprawls everywhere and swallows up everything in its path (you guys know how THAT goes...!). It also has a beautiful, light fragrance in the morning.
If anybody is looking for a large purple that isn't fussy and never fails to disappoint, this is your plant!
Blc. Mem. Crispin Rosales 'Carmela' AM/AOS
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