C. dowiana aurea

[DeaC]

Beautiful. She's happy and she knows it!

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

My Cattleya dowiana aurea in November 2020

Wow, this is great! You should make a thread of its own!

[Dorchid]

Wow!

[SouthPark]

Excellent capture Ahk on that very nice yellow green colour and that highly attractive trance pattern lip with solid colouring in it.

[My Green Pets]

Ka-ZAYAM!!

[Akhenaten]

Thank you so much

धन्यवाद

[Fairorchids]

Just be aware that dowiana (and hybrids with heavy dowiana influence) do not tolerate cool temps in winter.

With thermostat set at 55F (12.8C), we have had problems growing these. We had to move them into a Phalaenopsis greenhouse, where thermostat setting is higher (at least 60F = 15.6C).

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

Just be aware that dowiana (and hybrids with heavy dowiana influence) do not tolerate cool temps in winter.

With thermostat set at 55F (12.8C), we have had problems growing these. We had to move them into a Phalaenopsis greenhouse, where thermostat setting is higher (at least 60F = 15.6C).

Thanks a lot for your advice. My mini greenhouse has 55F (+13C) at 3ft (90cm) above floor. This is the level of pleurotallid orchids. Dowiana is at 6.5ft (2m) above floor. As soon as the temperature at 3ft (90cm) drops to 55F (+13C), the heater immediately turns on and heats the greenhouse till 59F (+15C). I think that at 6.5ft (2m) the temperature never goes below 59F (+15C).