Orchid - Blc. Haiku Dawn Sunshine and Raspberries

                                  ID#898

 

Blc. = Brassavola, Laelia, Cattleya


A cattleya Alliance of:Bl. Richard Mueller x Blc. Goldenzelle. 

AM/AOS awarded hybrid with 4 inch sunny yellow flowers & attractive spotted lips on a pseudobulb that is no more than 10".  Most of the time B. nodosa imparts anemic petals/sepals, but these are full.


Hybrid: T-4658

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 6-9” x 10-14” PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Fast TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, high WATER: let dry before watering again, about 1/wk. high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in Orchiata mix
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: 4 inch sunny yellow with attractive dark red spotted lip. Sheath opens with a tall stem from the leaf center. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: Fast grower and compact. Pseudobulbs no more than 10” tall. Unifoliate Cattleya.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant arrived from Hawaii in a 4” plastic pot in bark. One spike with one sheath no yet open. Flower open Aug. 16, 2014 Nov. 2014: moved to 4” clay pot. Jan. 2015: (1) 4” clay pot, doing well. Jan. 2016: (1) 4” clay pot, doing well. Feb. 2017: (1) clay 4”/O. April 2018: Re-pot Up into 6” clay pot with ceramic beads. Sept. 3, 2023: removed from double clay pot, overgrown. Divided into 3 pieces.(#1) 6”/short clay, (#2) 5”/short clay, (#3) 4.5”/short clay. Note: All too large to mount -May 2024: (#1) 4.5” clay pot short, @ CT- 5ft. up (#3), 6ft. up (#4), and (#5) on Cork slab 9”Wx12”L (Total of 4 plants). -Oct. 5, 2024: (#1) mounted @WCT/top, (#6) mounted @ F8/ Lower circle-outer spot.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

August 16, 2014

Aug. 16, 2014

As purchased.

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October 2024