Catyclia Burdekin Honey 'Shona'
 

Just love this plant.

Lovely flower!. Two questions,

1. Is it fragrant?

2. what's it's habit, ie: pBulbs+leaves or canes etc?

Maybe it's best you don't tell me. I'm about to be killed by my better half if I don't stay off the damned eBays :D

It was known as an Epicattleya I think. It has large cymbidium style bulbs & flowers from every new growth. It does have a scent, depending on room temp.

I'm safe then. My personal rules are it has to be micro-to medium growing at biggest, fragrant and preferably with well defined pBulbs. Sounds like this beauty would grow a little on the large side for my tastes.
Really a great looking flower though, but then I love me some Encyclias, and this really has that 'look' about it IMO.

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Also I just realised we don't live all that far from each other. I'm in Beulah, an hour and a bit north of Horsham. Small world! :D

Yeah, it will grow into a large plant in a short time.

Sweet.

Kim

I love it! It would be nice to see more of these Cattleya/Encyclia crosses available.

That is very nice just love those colors.

Beautiful!

I have a radiata that I'm itching to try crossing with a cat. I like the idea of breeding for fragrance, and radiata seems a great place to start, being highly fragrant and having nice, clean blooms to work with as a template.

So far Cattleya nobilior is at the top of my list, I just need to find one :) Cattleya aclandiae would also be an interesting mix if I could hunt one down.

Also I just realised we don't live all that far from each other. I'm in Beulah, an hour and a bit north of Horsham. Small world!

Just up the road.. Do you know Rick Fors' in Beulah. He has a few plants.
Horsham OC is a good place to go. I've been a member for years & President.

I just recently, over new year, had the pleasure of meeting Rick for the first time. He seems like a great guy, he came over and saw my set up, gave me some invaluable tips. Looking forward to seeing his setup, though I think he's a bit embarrassed to show it to me at the moment, he's been poorly for a while and hasn't been able to keep up maintenance.

Hopefully I can help him out with some of the grunt work, if he'll let me, in exchange for some growing advice pertaining to the exact town I live in. Priceless stuff!.

My partner and I have come along to the last few Horsham Orchid Society meetings, the one in November and the end-of-year dinner. It was awesome and we're looking forward to joining officially as paid up members later in the month. I might even bench something for the very first time. Exciting!

Hopefully I can get back there this year. A few medical probs. Look forward to catching up. Come for a drive when the weather cools, I make a good cuppa.

That'd be fantastic!. We've only been in the are since September, so we haven't had a chance to see south of Horsham at all yet. Would love to visit :) and head down to see the mountains.

We moved here from Bright, over near Mt Hotham, and I'm from northern Europe originally, so I miss hills and mountains a bit. It's so terribly flat out here lol.

What a beauty!!!

It's a cutie pattuty!!