Catt. Melody fair’carol’

[monocotman]

Recommended by Hackneau on his web site as one of the best semi albas.
It’s a bit of a beast. Second flowering and now fully established. Everything about it screams polyploid. It’s big and chunky with thick petals. Pretty impressive.
B00EB653-6F35-49EF-831B-932EB375C155 by david harrap, on Flickr

8594C7AD-5324-4EF6-BC5F-D53460BBC826 by david harrap, on Flickr

The flowers are 6 inches across and nearly 7 inches high and have super substance and I can just detect the start of some scent.
With luck there will be a second set of flowers in the spring form the next growth,

Regards

David

 

[Linus_Cello]

I’d make window sill space for it

 

[Ozpaph]

superb lip colour and the petals look very white.

 

[chris20]

Gorgeous plant.

 

[Roy]

Just got a plant of this, lovely. Well flowered.

 

[monocotman]

Roy
The difference between last season when it was just establishing and this season is very marked. Everything is just bigger and chunkier including the flowers
David

 

[Linus_Cello]

Interesting that your plant seems chunkier and more compact than some of the other pics, which seem to show lankier plants. As a windowsill grower, I’m definitely interested in more compact plants

 

[monocotman]

Well that is where I grow mine for most of the year. Pretty strong sun in a south facing window. You can see some scorch on some of the older leaves. But plants adapt if you are careful. Some catts love very high light. Laelia purpurata loves it. Much of summer this year was outside in some shade as it was so warm and dry. So I grow mine warm and indoors and accept that some will fail. They get binned and the others kept. It’s a form of selection for my conditions. Most make it.
David

 

[Roy]

Yes David, I always find it takes a year or 2 to settle in a new plant to your conditions. Never judge by 1st flowerings. (mostly. Some are just too bad to keep)

 

[e-spice]

I generally don't consider growing larger cattleyas because how much room they take but wow that is nice.

 

[Ozpaph]

Just got a plant of this, lovely. Well flowered.

where did you get it, Roy?
Thanks

 

[Roy]

A swap with a grower in Nth Qld. I saw a pic of it in flower before he broke up the plant. Just had to have it.

 

[Ozpaph]

its on my wish list, now.

 

[Roy]

Check Aranbeem.

 

[Ozpaph]

thanks!!!

 

[Ozpaph]

Unfortunately Aranbeem say they dont have any.
Will keep an eye out.

 

[Roy]

If I see something I'll let you know thru here. PM.

 

[Ozpaph]

thank-you