Cattleya dowiana question

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by K-Sci

That's my opinion as well.

Does anyone know how the rose color comes through in hybrids with v. rosita? I've read that the yellow is exceedingly recessive and that C. dowiana tends to bring out deeper lavenders. Both these runs against what one would expect.

-Keith

I don’t that a whole lot of rosita hybrids have been made. I would assume you make the reds even darker than the typical dowiana.