Will the real BLC Chia Lin 'Red Rose' please stand up

[Jerry Delaney]

I purchased a small seedling of BLC Chia Lin 'Red Rose' a while back. I was quite surprised when the first bloom opened. I couldn't help feeling that this plant is not BLC Chia Lin. I have a friend who also has this clone and it has recently bloomed with coloration nearly identical to mine. I have also seen pictures of this clone with similar coloration on some web sites. I some how picture BLC Chia Lin 'Red Rose' as being essentially like BLC Oconee on steroids. Attached is a picture of the one I have blooming now which I have tentatively labeled BLC Unknownii. Comments please. Thanks.

[jim blanford]

Here's what mine looked like a couple of months ago. Jim.

[Phantasm]

Looks like the same plant to me......I haven't seen this one but have BLC Chia Lin 'New City' and it is a darker red, more like BLC Oconee.

[kavanaru]

hhmm... I do not know Blc. Chia Lin 'Red Rose' but know 'New City' and have a Blc. Chia Lin 'PCT', so I would expect something more closer to these two other clones.

I have checked in Blackle and found these two links, which show something closer to what I would expect:

Brassolaeliocattleya Chia Lin 'Red Rose' at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate

Brassolaeliocattleya Chia Lin 'Red Rose' at Skyline Orchids

[Shirley]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Brassolaeliocattleya Chia Lin 'Red Rose' at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate

Brassolaeliocattleya Chia Lin 'Red Rose' at Skyline Orchids

The pictures on these two links show a bloom without the yellow throat so, in my opinion, your's must be a slightly different cross.

Shirley

[flhiker]

I agree with Ramon, I think the picture you posted is possibly
Skyline Orchids, Lc. Tainan City 'Red Face' Orchid

[Jerry Delaney]

I am with Ramon, Shirley and Dave. I do not believe that my plant is BLC Chia Lin 'Red Rose'. I also think that Dave may be correct in thinking that it may be LC Tianan City but it will continue to be "unknownii" while it is in my greenhouse. I may just pull the tag and take it in to the society as a raffle plant. I imagine that all of us have been victims of purchasing a mislabeled plant but I wonder how so many plants like the one I pictured became so widely spread among so many growers? I really doubt it to be a chance mutation in the mericloning process. Perhaps some flasks/compots got mislabeled prior to distribution?