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12-08-2011, 12:45 AM
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Please Identify
Would you please tell me what this is.
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12-08-2011, 01:01 AM
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It's definitely in the Cattleya alliance, that's as close as I can get. Really nice one you have there even if you never learn it's name !
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12-08-2011, 02:06 AM
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Chryss is right - impossible to identify beyond Cattleya alliance.
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12-08-2011, 08:16 AM
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Thanks Chryss and Ron. Is "alliance" the same as "genus"? Or is Cattleya not a genus? Can you recommend a basic text or web page that sorts out the terminology?
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12-08-2011, 11:36 AM
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I have an LC Purple cascade "fragrant beauty" that looks like that. Is it fragrant?
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12-08-2011, 12:05 PM
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Cattleya is the genus and alliance means a group of genera (plural of genus) that are related and can cross breed with each other. The Cattleya alliance includes Laelia, Epidendrum, Brassavola, and others.
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12-08-2011, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vanda lover
I have an LC Purple cascade "fragrant beauty" that looks like that.
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12-08-2011, 07:26 PM
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It is very likely Purple cascade, because it is a pretty common one. I love the fragrance but I wish the flowers lasted longer. I've been spoiled by vandas and other long lasting orchids.
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12-09-2011, 08:21 AM
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Subtly, but yes.
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Originally Posted by Vanda lover
I have an LC Purple cascade "fragrant beauty" that looks like that. Is it fragrant?
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So, I take it that alliance members can interbreed naturally. But can a sophisticated grower hybridize them with other genera not in the alliance?
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Originally Posted by Merlyn
Cattleya is the genus and alliance means a group of genera (plural of genus) that are related and can cross breed with each other. The Cattleya alliance includes Laelia, Epidendrum, Brassavola, and others.
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12-10-2011, 02:49 PM
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Mine was given to me on 01 Dec, in full flower, which it remains till now, very robust and colorful. How long do you think it will stay in bloom?
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Originally Posted by Vanda lover
It is very likely Purple cascade, because it is a pretty common one. I love the fragrance but I wish the flowers lasted longer. I've been spoiled by vandas and other long lasting orchids.
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