Cattleya species id??

[mab3362]

Hello,

This is a rescue plant from a University horticulture department. They have had it at least 12 years that they can remember (and never repotted!!). It is quite large, the pseudobulbs are probably 12-15 inchs long (about 20 of them). It is bifoliate but 2 of the pseudobulbs have 3 leaves on them. All leaves are quite long and leathery at about 6-8 in or more for each leaf. I repotted it in Feb and it immediately shot up 7 new growths. It just flowered last week from a not fully mature new growth. So a rather quick cycle. On this growth it has two flowers and had two more very small ones (but they died back due to some unknown reason. Anyways the flowers are lovely but quite small at 2-3 inch (considering the size of the plant) across and they have a delicate scent. Any ideas? They told me it was a species, I thought it might look like a bowringiana but the flowering season seems wrong (per orchid wiz). But not sure as I have never seen a bowringiana in real life.

Thanks
Micah Bishop

[bowmag]

I have the cattleya that when I got it the tag said skinneri, but I do not think it is one it may have skinneri as one of the parents. can anyone help me ID it?

[mab3362]

Anybody?? Would really appreciate it!

[bowmag]

Originally Posted by mab3362

Hello,

This is a rescue plant from a University horticulture department. They have had it at least 12 years that they can remember (and never repotted!!). It is quite large, the pseudobulbs are probably 12-15 inchs long (about 20 of them). It is bifoliate but 2 of the pseudobulbs have 3 leaves on them. All leaves are quite long and leathery at about 6-8 in or more for each leaf. I repotted it in Feb and it immediately shot up 7 new growths. It just flowered last week from a not fully mature new growth. So a rather quick cycle. On this growth it has two flowers and had two more very small ones (but they died back due to some unknown reason. Anyways the flowers are lovely but quite small at 2-3 inch (considering the size of the plant) across and they have a delicate scent. Any ideas? They told me it was a species, I thought it might look like a bowringiana but the flowering season seems wrong (per orchid wiz). But not sure as I have never seen a bowringiana in real life.

Thanks
Micah Bishop

If it is a Cattleya bowringiana it will have a club foot look at the base of the pseudobulbs if it looks like it comes out of a ball or club It should be a bowringiana

[kasper6767]

Micah not sure what you have there but maybe someone else can chime in on it.

Bowmag the Catt you have there is definetly not a Skinneri. But you may be right skinneri may be one of the parents.

Hope someone else can chime in and help both of you. Just give it some time.

[kasper6767]

Hey Bowmag found a very similar orchid in one of my books, the purple on the lips where darker so was wondering how long this plant had flowers before you took the pictures?

But if I'm right it could be Laeliocattleya Dinard ' Blue Heaven' It is a fall bloomer and a cross of St. Gothard x C. Dinah.

Hope that helped do a little research and tell me what you think.