What is it....Cat or Den? - Orchid Board

Donald · #1 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 11:30 AM

I'm looking for an ID on an orchid that I "googled" and found possibilities that it could be either a "catt" or a "den" and I'm still confused. As it is not my orchid but a niece in Kansas City I do not have a picture only a rather vague description. She states the tag on it as saying: Bourana Beauty Mutation. I'm lost.

Thaks for everyones help.

cb977 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 11:34 AM

Burana Beauty is a Dendrobium

Donald · #3 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 12:02 PM

WOW! That was fast, and needless to say much appreciated. Is it a nobile or phaelenopsis type?

Thank you so much.

cb977 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 12:10 PM

Donald...I must offer my apologies!
I jumped on that answer too quickly...which was really quite silly since I have a Burana beauty in bloom right now and it is a Potinara (Potinara is a member of the Catt familly)

Pot Burana Beauty 'Burana'

Is the plant you are talking about in bloom? Has it bloomed? if so, do the blooms look like mine, as in striped colors?

There is also a Den Burana Beauty and it is a mostly solid pink color.

Again, sorry

dounoharm · #5 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 01:15 PM

burana beauty is a mini catt....a potinara it is yellow with a red lip and red flaring....mine is blooming right now, i will try to get a photo for you later tomorrow....

cb977 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dounoharm

burana beauty is a mini catt....a potinara it is yellow with a red lip and red flaring....mine is blooming right now, i will try to get a photo for you later tomorrow....

It is also a Dendrobium...hence the confusion

Donald · #7 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 01:34 PM

Now I'm really confused because this is what I was getting on google. Until my niece sends me a pic I will continue to be lost in a haze. Needless to say if I had this specimen in front of me it would be a little easier with the identification. So if it's both, what are the culture requirements?

dshnarw · #8 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cb977

It is also a Dendrobium...hence the confusion

The 'Mutation' cultivar is the Cattleya, and fairly common in the midwest.

Donald · #9 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 05:23 PM

dshnarw. Seeing this orchid presently resides in the midwest sounds good to me. By the way everyone else thank you also for the help. It's always fun.

Becky15349 · #10 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 05:28 PM

Wow I wonder which one it is!! Now I'm intrigued