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Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-24-2022, 08:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,580
Posted By Abe1997
In defense of Sphagnum moss for Cattleya

Just wanted to share a bit about using sphagnum for Cattleya and the results I’ve encountered. Maybe 3-4 years ago I began moving all my Cattleya to sphagnum moss. At first I was prepared for the...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-07-2022, 08:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,817
Posted By Abe1997
C. warscewiczii 'Lows' FCC/RHS (1910)

A very old and extremely rare Cattleya warscewiczii. This is 'Lows' jungle collected at the turn of the last century and used extensively by Stuart Low and Co. to create the precursors to many of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-24-2022, 03:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,628
Posted By Abe1997
C. warscewiczii and a corsage hybrid

The warscewiczii are now in sheath and this eager first bloom seedling had to beat the old timers by a couple months. Not the greatest Alba warscewiczii around but a nice show from a line bred...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-08-2022, 12:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,670
Posted By Abe1997
Thank you! I can’t stop staring at it but will...

Thank you! I can’t stop staring at it but will wait to bring it inside when the rest of the buds open up. I don’t remember the breeder unfortunately but I do remember the parentage 'Canaima's Panita'...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-08-2022, 11:25 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,670
Posted By Abe1997
C. lueddemanniana rubra

Purchased a couple seedlings a few years back. This one, from its earliest days had extremely pigmented leaves, almost red even when the growths matured. I had high hopes for a nice dark flower and...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-28-2022, 10:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,781
Posted By Abe1997
Thank you for the kind words! These are both...

Thank you for the kind words! These are both perhaps 5 years from deflasking. I’ve found in my conditions amethystoglossa behaves slightly different from other bifoliates in its preference for tall...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-23-2022, 06:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,781
Posted By Abe1997
Cattleya amethystoglossa

Some first bloom seedlings from my greenhouse in Miami! One is a line bred tipo and polyploid, obvious influence from ‘Orchidglade’ somewhere in its pedigree. The other is a first to bloom seedling...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 09-05-2021, 12:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 955
Posted By Abe1997
C. eldorado first bloom

Kicking myself in the face with this one. This seedling was growing along with many others close to the walls of my shade house and I didn’t notice the buds until this morning when I noticed some...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-10-2021, 09:24 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 11,674
Posted By Abe1997
I grow all my adult Cattleya in sphagnum moss. I...

I grow all my adult Cattleya in sphagnum moss. I only use the high quality stuff from New Zealand. I’ve found no other media provides me with such consistently great results. I grow everything from...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-10-2021, 12:52 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 11,674
Posted By Abe1997
Very interesting post, can’t wait to hear from...

Very interesting post, can’t wait to hear from other members. I have a couple of long running experiments. I think a general issue I ran into early in my growing experience, and one I see replicated...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 06-14-2021, 06:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,910
Posted By Abe1997
This is a beautiful flower! Congratulations on...

This is a beautiful flower! Congratulations on such a nice plant. I am not sure how important species verification is for you, but I am seeing some signs indicating this may not be 100% pure...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-11-2021, 01:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,662
Posted By Abe1997
Thank you for this! I was using variety in the...

Thank you for this! I was using variety in the colloquial form rather than the taxonomic. I totally see how using this term improperly leads to confusion. My mistake.

I got these from AWZ. They...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-10-2021, 07:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,573
Posted By Abe1997
Hello, I do some work on bifoliate Cattleya....

Hello, I do some work on bifoliate Cattleya. Particularly the more unusual color forms. Cattleya like schofieldiana I was originally interested in for their long and skinny pseudo bulbs. They look...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-10-2021, 06:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,662
Posted By Abe1997
Cattleya guttata rare color varieties (out of season bloomers)

Just wanted to share some cool first blooms of a pair of imports from a couple years ago. These will eventually acclimate to blooming later in the summer. Both are true C. guttata, however these are...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-11-2021, 01:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,139
Posted By Abe1997
Thank you for the info! The summers aren’t as...

Thank you for the info! The summers aren’t as rainy where I live in comparison to the rest of south Florida thankfully, although the humidity is insane.

I didn’t realize there was another ProMix...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-11-2021, 12:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,139
Posted By Abe1997
ProMix for C. rex seedlings/ Observations with Dowiana

Hello everyone!

Does anyone have experience growing seedlings in promix? I know HR uses this almost exclusively. I live in Redlands Florida, south west of Miami. HR has similar conditions to ours...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-06-2021, 08:12 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,075
Posted By Abe1997
C. luddemanianna coeruleas and sib cross

Hello everyone! Just wanted to share some coerulea blooms. Sib crossed these two sibs. Best from the batch. The larger of the two is a bit over 8in from petal to petal. Hoping to get size from the...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-23-2021, 11:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,472
Posted By Abe1997
cattleya luddemaniana

(Pauji x Blanca) x sib

Never was a huge fan of unifoliate Cattleyas, more of a bifoliate kind of guy. Seeing this bloom out changed my mind entirely. Hoping to see more blooms next season but wow...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-23-2020, 09:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,736
Posted By Abe1997
Thank you for this! Definitely has me thinking...

Thank you for this! Definitely has me thinking about some
more selfings to make this spring and summer.

I have a few schilleriana alba sib crosses I imported a couple years back, should be the...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-22-2020, 07:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,736
Posted By Abe1997
Bifoliate Lovers

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is having a safe holiday season. I wanted to gauge some interest and get to know what kind of bifoliate breeding and plants we would like to see in the US. Some of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-22-2020, 10:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,856
Posted By Abe1997
Looking for C. warscewiczii

Hello everyone,

I am currently on the hunt for alba and semi alba warscewiczii, for a long term breeding project. Any leads on seedlings, flasks, blooming size plants or divisions out there?
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