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06-27-2009, 04:38 AM
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Catyclia (or Epicattleya) El Hatillo 'Santa Maria'
Bought from Merkle's Orchids last month.
2 spikes with 6 flowers total.
Cross between Encyclia tampensis and Cattleya mossiae.
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06-27-2009, 07:12 AM
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gorgeous flowers... the bright colours indeed resemble the pictoresque town of "El Hatillo" in Venezuela  |
06-27-2009, 11:06 AM
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Very nice, thank you!
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06-27-2009, 11:12 AM
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Oh, I really like this one. What an oddity!
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06-27-2009, 11:19 AM
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What a charmer. I love the color combo.
Kim
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06-29-2009, 02:29 PM
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That cross has been made by the very well known orchid grower Enrique Graf here in Venezuela and the cattleya mossiae used as a pollen plant was a semi alba type. Only three good plants were obtained from that cross and they were called at the beggining La Nina, La Pinta y La Santa Maria as analogs of for the three vessels used by the Venetian Christophorous Colombus during the discovery of the Americas in 1492. The story of the cross is a little bit longer but this one is a short cut.
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06-29-2009, 03:43 PM
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Great story, Bruno! Are these available anywhere?
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06-30-2009, 09:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RoyalOrchids
Great story, Bruno! Are these available anywhere?
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Seedlings I do not think so, a cut sample yes. |
06-30-2009, 03:18 PM
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Interesting story Bruno. We have a division of 'Pinta' (I guess it should be 'La Pinta') from 20-25 years ago. I didn't know there were only 3 clones from this very nice cross. I know Enrique, but never knew that he made the hybrid.
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06-30-2009, 03:55 PM
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Royal,
I got this from Ed Merkle, but there is another site selling this (4 inch pot for $16):
OrchidsAmore.com |
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