I do love the mailman!

[Orchidflowerchild]

SO my recent Cattleya order from Clown Alley's 20% off cattleya sale came in this morning!

C. dowiana aurea is in sheath and C. labiata 'Goliath AM/AOS x 'Fertigo' SM/JOGA is definitely showing a blooming size new lead for fall. That plant is SO RED. I think we can safely say it will be a dark pink lol.

C. gaskelliana 'Valley Isle' x self is definitely ready to bloom on the next growth and C. trianaei 'Cashen's' x 'Broomhill's' also looks to be ready to bloom next cycle.

C. dowiana rosita, dowiana (columbia), C. rex 'Exotic Orchids' x self, and C. warscewiczii 'Katia' x self are all small seedlings. At this point I think I have a pretty good mix of seedlings and adult plants to keep things interesting over the next five years on the Cattleya front.

You know, because I'm not planning an order from Carter and Holmes this weekend, or anything. -__-

-Ceci

edit: Actually, that columbian dowiana is a pretty hefty seedling. Probably ~2 years or less to bloom.