Sunset Valley 2023 Cattleyas

[skirincich]

I first saw a picture of SVO 8064t
C. Princesse Clementine (C. dowiana 'Claire' x C. aclandiae 'Gulfglade' AM/AOS) on social media during the last big show in Florida a few weeks ago.

Big time lust!

[orchidman77]

Yep, not at all your usual flat/"perfect" flower but I can't get enough of that buckskin/amber color with spots and twirls and huge magenta lip!

David

[Dalachin]

Thanks for sharing your picks, the list is sort of overwhelming! This is a big leap into Cattleya territory for me. And I have a soft spot for species, I like to see where all these hybrid traits come from…


SVO9896 - 3inch C. aurantiaca (C. aurantiaca 'SVO Spots' x C. aurantiaca 'SVO Spots 2') : 1 : 18.00
SVO9463 - 3inch C. kerrii (C. kerrii 'Mother's Day 2N' x C. kerrii 'Pink Leprechaun' 4N) : 1 : 20.00
SVO8064t - 3inch C. Princesse Clementine (C. dowiana 'Claire' x C. aclandiae 'Gulfglade' AM/AOS) : 1 : 20.00
SVO9664 - 3inch Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Angel's Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS x Slc. Katherine Clarkson 'SVO' HCC/AOS) : 1 : 18.00
SVO9504 - 3inch C. NEW HYBRID (C. Mareeba Tiger 'SVO' x C. Comets Tail 'SVO 3.75') : 1 : 18.00
SVO7712 - 3inch Den Royal Vista (Den. Regal Gillieston 'SVO' x Den. speciosum 'Windermere' HCC/AOC) : 1 : 18.00
SVO7997t - 3inch C. schilleriana (C. schilleriana 'Blue Green' x C. schilleriana 'Blue Moon') : 1 : 30.00
SVO9788 - 3inch C. walkeriana (C. walkeriana 'Top Chair' x C. walkeriana 'The Chairman' AM/AOS) : 1 : 20.00

(And one dendrobium…!)

[MateoinLosAngeles]

I tried to only get 4 orchids too and I ended up ordering 8...

Here's my list:

1. SVO9629 C. NEW HYBRID (C. Hawaiian Variable 'Green and White' x C. aclandiae f. alba 'SVO' AM/AOS)
2. SVO9792 Blc. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Orange Nuggett 'Kadaoka' HCC/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
3. SVO8052t C. Howard's Delight (C. Interglossa f. coerulea 'Purple Tower' BM/JOGA x Lc. Elegans f. coerulea 'Leviathan')
4. SVO9624 C. NEW HYBRID (C. Interglossa f. coerulea 'Purple Tower' BM/JOGA x C. Laura Newton 'Flair's Spots')
5. SVO8049t C. Laura Newton (C. Interglossa 'SVO Aquinii Coerulea' x C. Leoloddiglossa 'Darkest Blue')
6. SVO7997t C. schilleriana (C. schilleriana 'Blue Green' x C. schilleriana 'Blue Moon')
7. SVO9563 C. Leoloddiglossa (C. Leoloddiglossa 'SVO Speckled Blue' FCC/AOS x C. Leoloddiglossa 'Darkest Blue')
8. SVO9556 C. NEW HYBRID (C. Pinata Surprise 'Pink Elephants' x C. Orchidom Brabant 'Ocelot' HCC/AOS)

I think a lot of us really gravitated towards SVO9563 C. Leoloddiglossa.

I'm definitely going to try to get my hands on mini-catasetum when the list drops, I've told myself I will only get 3... So I guess we'll call it a success if I stay under 5. I want to get Fred's latest Cat hybrids but I'm also waiting for the catasetinae.com list to drop sometime this Spring as I want to see if I can get me one of those really black Fredclarkeara like the After Dark "Black Pearl" I like the flower shape of those better than the Monnierara Witchcraft.

[Dalachin]

Why C. Leoloddiglossa? Just curious. The illusiveness of the blue-ness? The floriferousness?

I'm looking up some more pics... blue w/ spots is pretty intriguing. I do love spots. Maybe next year...!

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by Dalachin

Why C. Leoloddiglossa? Just curious. The illusiveness of the blue-ness? The floriferousness?

I'm looking up some more pics... blue w/ spots is pretty intriguing. I do love spots. Maybe next year...!

Color, fragrance, vigor.

[MateoinLosAngeles]

Originally Posted by Dalachin

Why C. Leoloddiglossa? Just curious. The illusiveness of the blue-ness? The floriferousness?

I'm looking up some more pics... blue w/ spots is pretty intriguing. I do love spots. Maybe next year...!

I definitely tried to go heavy on "blue" Cattleyas with minimal yellow as I feel that pink, orange, yellow cattleyas are just everywhere. I did buy a very orange hybrid hoping for a bright, neon, electric orange bloom.

I got Howard's Delight for the floriferousness and C. Leoloddiglossa was mostly about the dark coerulea spotting. I got SV 9556 for the stunning spotting as well...

I think if you're into hobby hybridizing C. Leoloddiglossa for $18 is extremely reasonable and should become a good parent if you want to hybridize blue spotted Cattleyas without yellow lips. Once these hit Krull Smith they will be $50 a plant or more, so worth snatching while available.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Dalachin

Why C. Leoloddiglossa? Just curious. The illusiveness of the blue-ness? The floriferousness?

I'm looking up some more pics... blue w/ spots is pretty intriguing. I do love spots. Maybe next year...!

They're stunning if you see them in real life. All the qualities of a great bifoliate mixed with intense "blue." I'm not a huge coerulea fan, but these are really cool. Good to see that Fred is line breeding them. In fact, I think the Leos are the only crosses of the same grex on the list.

[MateoinLosAngeles]

Order arrived today! Got an extra plant as "AOS discount" pretty neat deal.

[orchidman77]

Very nice looking plants, no surprise there! It's currently in the negatives here, too cold to ship, so I think I should receive mine next week.

It's interesting that the Leoloddiglossa's are so popular because I considered getting one. Because of my space constraints (height as well as overall space in my tent), standard unifoliate catts are the largest I can go. Maybe in a 3-5 years one of you can divide your Leoloddiglossa and we can trade once I have more room

David