Orchid-Blc.Solar Flare‘Paradise’


                                      ID#949

 

Brasso Laelio Cattleya clone =

(Blc. Hawaiian Passion x Blc. Sakuranime)

Very Showy flowers, fragrant, twice per year.

Flowers have unique blend of white petals with streaking yellow flares.


Nursery ID: T-4800

HEIGHT X SPREAD: Compact

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:  White flower with strong yellow marks at tips of septals and petals and a ruffle lip on yellow with a hint of white. Very showy. Fragrant, 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 several inches in the air.
 Bloom Sept. 2015
Jan. 2016: (1) 4” clay pot
Feb. 2017: (1) clay 4”/O
March 2019: (#2) in 2.5” plastic pot.
Sept. 2022: New small plant (#3) mounted on WT/Corked/ bottom of section 2 from top down.
Dec. 2023: after removed (#3) from WT into pot to clean and develop roots, mounted on GV/ Sect. A above #1355-1 &2.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

September,  2015

Sept. 2015

As received.

Additional Information: www.carmelaorchids.net

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

December  2023