C.Adela, a primary hybrid

[monocotman]

Bought from Petrens orchids a couple of years ago and now reaching full size.
The cross is percivalliana x trianaei.
This year it made two successive growths over the summer and they’ve both flowered, about three weeks apart.
The petals in this clone are very pale lavender and the lip very like percivalliana.

548D29E7-0B91-4450-B04C-DEF6339733CC by david harrap, on Flickr

2D3A6054-EA1A-412A-8EF1-3651BE559B02 by david harrap, on Flickr

If it continues to produce two growths per year in future I’ll be pleased,
David

 

[gego]

That is pretty. Thanks for sharing. Good growing.

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[Ozpaph]

lovely 'old style' cattleya

 

[JeanLux]

WoW, WoW !!!! Jean

 

[Migrant13]

That's a beauty.

 

[bullsie]

Beautiful!

 

[monocotman]

Thanks. Overall I think I prefer this open style of flower to the more chunky modern hybrids,
David

 

[masaccio]

Not wishing to offend anybody's religious sensitivities, all I can say is, Oh My Dear Lord!! He understands.

 

[masaccio]

This should be cloned.

 

[jricboleo]

It is beautiful!
Would you be interested in selling a division?

 

[southernbelle]

Bought from Petrens orchids a couple of years ago and now reaching full size.
The cross is percivalliana x trianaei.
This year it made two successive growths over the summer and they’ve both flowered, about three weeks apart.
The petals in this clone are very pale lavender and the lip very like percivalliana.

548D29E7-0B91-4450-B04C-DEF6339733CC by david harrap, on Flickr

2D3A6054-EA1A-412A-8EF1-3651BE559B02 by david harrap, on Flickr

If it continues to produce two growths per year in future I’ll be pleased,
David

David, so very lovely! I have the remake of this wonderful 1898 cross with 4N parents,
(C. percivaliana ‘Summit’) FCC/AOS 4N x C. trianae ‘Cashen’s) FCC/AOS 4N.
One from Orchids Ltd. And another from Waldor. Mine are not as mature, but have each bloomed once (one flower each). Great growing, blooming on 2 growths!!! Hard to beat this one!!

 

[papheteer]

Such a beauty! I agree about the open form being so pleasing!

 

[terryros]

David, the cross that southernbelle and I have from Orchids Limited has a very different flower, perhaps reflecting different ploidy. I know you were part of the chain we did on our plants from that cross. Shows the great variety that can result from a cross depending on the parents used.

 

[monocotman]

I sold mine on a few months ago. It was nice but not nice enough.

 

[terryros]

Just for comparison, here is a photo from last winter of my polyploid Adela (percivaliana 'Mendenhall-Summit' AM x trianae 'Cashen's' FCC). Both parents are considered tetraploid.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Just for comparison, here is a photo from last winter of my polyploid Adela (percivaliana 'Mendenhall-Summit' AM x trianae 'Cashen's' FCC). Both parents are considered tetraploid.

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I prefer this form lol.