Cattleya coccinea ‘Waterford’
 

Taken today in the greenhouse:

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That’s fantastic, Bayard!

what a show. thank you for sharing!

Thanks - it’s really hard to capture the color. They glow!

Wow, stunning! Great growing!

Well, you captured it fairly well, because I can see the "glow." Can only imagine what in-person would look like... ya gotta wear shades? :biggrin:

I don't know what it is about those brilliant orangish reds, but I love em! Very nice display and thanks for posting.

That is a really spectacular show. Just out of curiosity, is that one a 4n?

Thanks again for the comments!

Roberta - I’m pretty sure the plant is 4N.
One of the parents is a plant that the breeder Peter Lin acquired in Japan he named ‘Tokyo Mini’. The flowers are smaller than other coccineas, and Peter has said that it represents a new line of breeding from Japan. The other parent is ‘SVO’ which I assume comes from Sunset Valley Orchids.
When I presented my plant for judging they gave it an HCC/AOS, because most coccineas seen these days are in the three inch plus range. My plant just didn’t measure up, but as we all know, size isn’t everything...

The flower count is awesome!