Rlc Crispin Rosales x Rlc Irene Finney

[nikkik]

I am not sure how I feel about this flower yet.

[estación seca]

At least it doesn't smell like a Bulbophyllum.

[PaphMadMan]

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[nikkik]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

The form and color of the lip are quite good at least. Otherwise the flower doesn't have a lot of pizzazz. Is it a smaller plant from a recent division?

A couple name issues. Rlc. Memoria Crispin Rosales. That's the simple one.

There were 2 Catt hybrids registered as Irene Finney, Lc. Irene Finney in 1964 and C. Irene Finney in 1969. But neither has any Rhycholaelia/Brassavola ancestry so Rlc. isn't correct either way. Both are just Cattleya now, so C. Irene Finney (1964) and C. Irene Finney (1969) are their current designations.

I would assume it was Lc. Irene Finney that was used here. Lc. would morph to Rlc. more easily, and C. (Lc.) Irene Finney (1964) x Rlc. Memoria Crispin Rosales is a registered hybrid, making your plant (probably) Rlc. Gary Sheldon.

Thank you for all the background info and the name, I really enjoyed reading your comment. I did know that everything was lumped into Cattleya, but I tend not to change the name on the tags because I find it tedious, but I do make note of it (in my mind).

This is a recent division and acquisition. I have a friend that purchases wholesale and one of the growers has a budded plant special, but he gets to pick the plant. I definitely would not have chosen this plant, but my downfall is I love surprises. Unfortunately, everytime I buy grab bag type items it's a miss, except for Michael's $2 grab bags.

I really like the lip too, but the rest of the flower is not as appealing to me including the shape. I will probably sell it to make room for something I love because orchids I don't love tend to suffer from neglect.

[No-Pro-mwa]

I think the lip is lovely also. To bad it wouldn't flatten out a bit.

[PaphMadMan]

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[nikkik]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

As a recent division, it will probably bloom bigger, better and more flowers in the next bloom cycle or two. Hard to say if it will improve enough to be really impressive though.

I definitely agree with you on all accounts. Luckily, someone who loves it much more than me is going to purchase it from me because I don't have the patience to wait to see if maybe I may like it better in a few years.