Cattleya Towering Inferno 'Best Red'

[Diane56Victor]

Southpark...
I admit to an expectation of scarlet blooms,. This certainly isnt the scarlet I was expecting, more a purple undertone, but I'm happily surprised with what is showing so far.

Leafmite...
Spotted Cattleya are a new passion for me. Just bought a tiny amethystoglossa recently.
Wasnt expecting spots on this one at all, I was very happy when I saw this bloom.

Jeff214...
Its taking its time to open, and seems to close up a bit at night too. It certainly has a tall rangy look about it, and I don't want it to spread outwards any further, so a little control will be in its future after blooming.

camille1585...
I hope so, its looking good so far.

Roberta...
Thank you for the parent names. It seems like it takes after the bowringiana for shape and colour undertones. I read a nice piece from Chadwick and sons website about Cattleya bowringiana called The Autumn Pixie.
I bought it from someone who has a lot of plants, so I expect they haven't changed their all labels.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Diane56Victor

Southpark...
I admit to an expectation of scarlet blooms,. This certainly isnt the scarlet I was expecting, more a purple undertone, but I'm happily surprised with what is showing so far.

Me too DV! I really like what I see there. I notice on the internet that there are various outcomes from that cross. Some are more reddish/scarlet. Others are purple-magenta. I wouldn't be surprised there is a temperature dependence too on flower colour too.

Also - it's possible that if it really is initially pinky-purple to start with - then maybe the flower can approach darker reddish colours toward the end the bloom time. Beautiful initial opening pic anyway. Such a nice variation.