Cattleya Frankeana (velutina x schilleriana)

[Picotee]

Oh, I think it's gorgeous. Of course, I'm a big van of C schilleriana and hope to get mine to bloom one day. Well...one can hope.

[isurus79]

That cross is surprisingly nice!! I have to admit, I had pretty low expectations when I clicked on this thread. lol

[Pat'sCatt's]

Originally Posted by Picotee

Oh, I think it's gorgeous. Of course, I'm a big van of C schilleriana and hope to get mine to bloom one day. Well...one can hope.

Then we can hope together, lol, my schilleriana still won't give me any flowers also...but it makes a nice compact plant, so i don't mind to much...yet.

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Originally Posted by isurus79

That cross is surprisingly nice!! I have to admit, I had pretty low expectations when I clicked on this thread. lol

It surprised me too! I must admit i have the odd habit in buying primary Cattleya crosses, in the hope that some will give exceptional good flowers. In most cases the flowers are nice but nothing extraordinary. This is a pleasant surprise indeed, lol!!

[hiimisis]

What a striking flower! Really got the best of both parents! Do you know of any other velutina crosses? This is the first one I've heard of, and I'm very curious to see what others might look like!

Oh haha after a brief search I found this in an older post lol:
Cattleya velutina x Encyclia cordigera =Catyclia Never Remake This

[Pat'sCatt's]

Originally Posted by hiimisis

What a striking flower! Really got the best of both parents! Do you know of any other velutina crosses? This is the first one I've heard of, and I'm very curious to see what others might look like!

Oh haha after a brief search I found this in an older post lol:
Cattleya velutina x Encyclia cordigera =Catyclia Never Remake This

There are some more, it is crossed with schofieldiana (Greyae), with aclandiae (Acvel), and with luteola (Bless Pat), that are the crosses i know of, but there will be some more i'm sure...

To bad i could find a picture of your Catyclia, very curious what that might look like!! Lol!!

[Oscarman]

Nice one Pat! I will do my part to grow it more.....just need to find some in my parts!

[Pat'sCatt's]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

Nice one Pat! I will do my part to grow it more.....just need to find some in my parts!

Thanks! That is always the tricky part, isn't it, getting the orchids from your wishlist! Lol!