bowringiana ???

[fredr]

Hi,
I have an orchid growing on the side of a Sabal Palm in a farly shaded area. It is huge but I don't remember it having bloomed but that does mean it hasn't as I'm not always here. I probably tied it to the tree in 2005.

This plant is huge, strong and healthy looking with several new growth stems almost a foot long. As I'm learning, repotting and tagging all the plants as I find time, I dug out the tag which was buried under some roots. It said: "Amethy Stoplogg". I'm mystified but after spending some time with google found a Cattleya bowringiana Amethyst out there. The pictures of bowringianas look pretty much like my orchid, big and strong.

One site has the following:

C. bowringiana v. Splendens ('Amethyst Cloud' x self)

The "grandaddy" of bowringianas. This is the plant on the splash page of this site - C. bowringiana 'Amethyst Cloud'. Bowringianas will eventually grow to produce literally gigantic plants that bear enormous clusters of up to 20 flowers on each stem. The blooms have a sparkling irridescence with round flat form and deep royal purple in the lip. A plant for the connoisseur. I have grown this plant for Over thirty years. The "pop-up" photo was taken in 1999, with 78 flowers, and the plant is almost twice that size now. Divisions of 'Amethyst Cloud' occasionally available for $250.00 - inquire for availability. Limited number of seedlings ('Amethyst Cloud' x self) 2.5" pots - $15.00

Now I doubt mine is the Amethyst Cloud but what in the world do I do with "stoplogg" ?

Fred