Orchid-C.Chocolate Drop‘Chiffon Yellow’


                                      ID#947

 

Cattleya Clone: guttata x aurantiaca (mericlone)

Clusters of fragrant, waxy, brick-orange flowers with attractive cream-yellow lips. Prefers moderate to bright conditions. Mature plant is mid-sized, blooming 2+ times/year.


Nursery ID: T-4775

HEIGHT X SPREAD: Medium size PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: high light, indirect. WATER: allow to dry between water high humidity SOIL: wood baskets or clay pots with orchiata mix.
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Orange/brown septals and petals with a pale yellow lip. Petals and septals are narrow. Blooms twice per year. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A KEY FEATURES: fertilize during gorwing season.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant arrived from Hawaii in 2.5” plastic pot with small orchiata mix. 1.5 to 2 yrs. from blooming size. Extensive root system. Jan. 2016: (1) 4” clay pot Feb. 2017: (1) clay 4”/O Plant died mounted on WT/ removed.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

March 27, 2015

March 2015

Waiting for blooms!

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Carmela orchids Inc.  Phone (808) 963-6189    P.O. Box 277, Hakalau, Hawaii 96710

July 2022