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a Ctna Why Not question for the hive mind ...
Well, I attended an orchid show this past weekend. While there, I noticed a vendor had a Ctna Why Not which had a rather odd form. Instead of the common round/typical Broughtonia shape to the flowers, the flowers instead reminded far more of flower like Lc Rojo or Lc Blazing Treat -- the more tubular lip and thinner petals. Unfortunately, I was not able to take a picture. I really wonder if the plant hadn't been mislabeled when he got it. So my question is, has anyone ever seen a Why Not that deviated so much from the norm?
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My guess is that it was mislabeled. I've never seen a Ctna. Why Not with a tubular throat and lip. Another possibility is that it was Ctna. Why Not crossed with another orchid and you just didn't see the entire label.
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I seem to recall a B. nodosa x Ctna. Why Not hybrid, with flowers resembling your description.
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Ctt. (or Ctna.) Why Not can sometimes have a rather tubular lip and narrower segments from the Gur. aurantiaca parent. You would expect to see this more if someone did a sib cross or selfing of Why Not, or if the Gur aurantiaca parent is 4N. No guarantee, but it could be Why Not.
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I should have looked at Orchidwiz before I posted to this thread. Apparently Ctna. Why Not is extremely variable. Some are red, some are solid yellow and some are purple, according to the many images in Orchidwiz. Many are flat but several cultivars have very tubular throats and lips.
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