Anyone have pics of their Hausermanns Cattleyas?
 

Hello!
I am planning on placing an order with Hausermanns in the spring. I have only ordered once from them before because of the importation costs, but will probably cave this spring again. The 3 catts I got from them are doing fantastic, and I would love to see other people's pics of their Hausermanns plants and hear any feedback on them. I will stick mostly to seedlings to get the most plants for my money, but will splurge on 2 or 3 biggies. If anyone feels like posting pics or comments that would be greatly appreciated, and I will take some of mine and post tomorrow! :)

Hey Cavs!

This just finished blooming for me... I got it from Hausermann's a few years back. Its ABSOLUTELY gorgeous and a great grower. It does get to be a pretty big plant, but totally worth it... 6-7" dark magenta blooms! You know you want it... ;) Buy me!!! Buy me!!!

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...1-am-joga.html

Wow thats gorgeous!! Definitely on the list! How is it for fragrance?

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Thanks for the post, btw! And being an enabler! LOL :D

The scent is interesting... smells a bit like bubblegum at first, then becomes more warm and spicy after a few days. Totally order this plant... its very vigorous/tolerant and has flowers to-die-for! I just repotted mine into a 12" pot in a mix of bark, osmunda, and styrofoam chuncks. (I'm going for specimen culture with this one; its that lovely!) I'm scared to see how big it will be after next summer. North Carolina's summer is miraculous for orchids... you just have to water EVERY day!

Hello Cavs,
Here are photos of C. Carl Hausermann 'Lucy'. I got her from Hausermann last April. She had five blooms for me in April. One photo shows three of them and another shows the complete very healthy plant soon after I received her. She has a beautiful, almost intoxicating scent, which is a combo of sweet and spicy and stronger in the evening. You need this one! ;)
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Oops, faulty memory...Lucy bloomed in May.

Well I snapped a pic of one of the 4 catts I have from Hausermanns. The other three are dormant and had a major run in with my other cat (of the feline variety) so they are looking a little worse for wear, and I decided to leave them out of the photo session. This one is Iwaanagara Apple Blossom 'Fantastic'. It has two sheaths with buds just starting to swell, so should be blooming next month. I am not a fan of its scent. It has a really weird undertone that is really hard to describe, maybe almost like bacon fat that has gone bad....anyways, its a quick growing plant that I got 4 years ago as a seedling, and has flowered 3 times for me. Its in a 6 inch pot.
Btw, it looks like its covered in dust, but its actually from its neighbors seed pod that exploded all over it and other nearby plants!