Cattleya aclandiae
 

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a few years ago



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now doubled up after skippin a year. 1st one of these Ive had that havent tried to run down the street out the pot, yet..

:waving tanks for looking. stay tuned!!

Do you have any culture tips?

Stunning!

its grown under 50% shade cloth outside. Aluminet particularly bec its keep some the heat off them.
watered when its dry. if its hot and it dries out everyday do water them. its in medium bark perlite and charcoal. Repotted once from SVO. The roots dont like being bothered. Others do well mounted.

got a little pre view here :), and thanks its beautiful indeed.

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:biggrin: thanks for looking and happy growing!!!

That's a great-looking flower. And good to know about its dislike for being repotted.

and they smell really nice too. very calming scent. aroma therapeutic.

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thanks you !!

Nice! :)

very nice! what cross was it? I just bloomed one of Waldor's with a single flower...the whole greenhouse was perfumed!

Cattleya aclandiae 'Gulfglade' AM/AOS x 'Verde' AM/AOS

nice parents help :)


‘Gulfglade’ is still one the largest awarded flowers at 10.5 cm natural spread, and ‘Verde’ has the excellent shape with a very flat lip and petals.

if you are familiar with the scent, your imagination can almost pull it out of the air with just the picture. it's that memorable.

Beautiful aclandiae with that flat spade lip!