Blue Cattleya.....recommendations needed

[plumania]

Originally Posted by tucker85

Breeders haven't had as much success breeding bluish cattleyas as they've had with phals and vandas. The closest to blue that I have is C. Dinard 'Blue Heaven'. It's a beautiful large cattleya and it blooms twice a year for me. But it has a tendancy to grow out in unusual directions.

Thanks Tucker. I googled this one, not sure how to judge the color in those pics. May depend how the pic was taken.
What do you mean by unusual directions?
Is it a rambler with tall canes?
Fragrant?
A picture would be great.

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Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

Blue orchids are sort of a specialty with Jewell Orchids - David Johnston (owner) is a friend of mine. Check out their website at Jewell Orchids

Thanks. It looks good. Do you have any of those blues? Hard to tell how blue the flowers are, from pics. That is why I am asking here.

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by plumania

Thanks. It looks good. Do you have any of those blues? Hard to tell how blue the flowers are, from pics. That is why I am asking here.

Well, although the blue orchids are a specialty of Dave's, they are not really my thing. I probably have more reds, whites, yellows, oranges, greens and whatever color combos occur in my species plants. My only "blues" are a couple Vandas.

Nothing wrong at all with the blue varieties, though. I do know Dave provides healthy plants, I have a Brassavola nodosa from him, I've seen other healthy plants he has provided to others at our Orchid Society (Northeast Georgia Orchid Society), and I would order from him again (in fact, a couple species he offers are on my wish list). I wanted to recommend Jewell to you because I know Dave provides nice healthy plants, and has a good selection.

Have fun shopping, let us know what you get!