Cattl. luedd. s/a "Cerro Verde"

[dodidoki]

A Carmen, really...

 

[GuRu]

She's lovely, Istvan.

 

[monocotman]

A favourite of mine. Lovely

 

[big923cattleya]

Very nice Istvan, gorgeous in fact Sir!!!
I need help because my froze up again on me! I need a translation please. Cerro Verde? Isn’t verde “green”?

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice Istvan, gorgeous in fact Sir!!!
I need help because my froze up again on me! I need a translation please. Cerro Verde? Isn’t verde “green”?

Thank you. Cerro Verde= Green Hill. I don t know the origin of this name.

 

[GuRu]

.......Cerro Verde= Green Hill. I don t know the origin of this name.

Cerro Verde is an extinct volcano en San Salvador Central America.

 

[dodidoki]

Cerro Verde is an extinct volcano en San Salvador Central America.

Oh, thank you, Rudolph!

 

[big923cattleya]

Thank you both very much!!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Cerro Verde is the name of the Venezuelan nursery that was the leading edge of lueddemaniana breeding lines.

In fact today most of the best lueddemanianas can trace their provenance to this nursery. The man behind this is my good friend and mentor Armando Mantellini who is now retired in Florida in his 90’s.

There is a story with this plant … perhaps another time .

 

[GuRu]

Cerro Verde is the name of the Venezuelan nursery that was the leading edge of lueddemaniana breeding lines.
In fact today most of the best lueddemanianas can trace their provenance to this nursery. The man behind this is my good friend and mentor Armando Mantellini who is now retired in Florida in his 90’s.
There is a story with this plant … perhaps another time .

Maybe the name of this nursery comes from the volcan's name ? To make it complete there is also a Peruvian mining company named Cerro Verde ... but this doesn't be of relevance here, I think.

 

[dodidoki]

Cerro Verde is the name of the Venezuelan nursery that was the leading edge of lueddemaniana breeding lines.

In fact today most of the best lueddemanianas can trace their provenance to this nursery. The man behind this is my good friend and mentor Armando Mantellini who is now retired in Florida in his 90’s.

There is a story with this plant … perhaps another time .

Thank you, Leslie. What is your opinion? Is this Carmen or straight sp?

 

[PeteM]

Cerro Verde is the name of the Venezuelan nursery that was the leading edge of lueddemaniana breeding lines.

In fact today most of the best lueddemanianas can trace their provenance to this nursery. The man behind this is my good friend and mentor Armando Mantellini who is now retired in Florida in his 90’s.

There is a story with this plant … perhaps another time .

His daughter Maria still sells some of these plants out of Miami. I picked up a very nice division of mossiae from her back in 2021, and still receive their availability lists.

https://www.orquiverde.com/

 

[DrLeslieEe]

His daughter Maria still sells some of these plants out of Miami. I picked up a very nice division of mossiae from her back in 2021, and still receive their availability lists.

https://www.orquiverde.com/

Yes Maria is the sweetest.