Cattleya eldorado ‘Mt Ito’

[monocotman]

A first time blooming mericlone bought about three years ago from Ten shin gardens. It’s proved to be a quick and easy grower in the warm grow room. The growths and leaves are very upright and quite narrow so it takes up little space.
Dr Leslie tells us that it is likely to have hybrid blood in it. It is very dark for the species and comments on Facebook say that it grows well at lower temperatures than are normal for the species in the wild.
Anyway, it’s a keeper. I love the flowers and their flares.

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice, famous clone, but! IMHO M'Ito is not clear wallisii, as Chadwick says, eldorado is the smallest sp., cca. 20-25 cm tall within the labiata group, M'Ito is a huge plant, sometimes 45-50 cm tall.

 

[Morja]

Really gorgeous color. A keeper for sure!

 

[GuRu]

........Anyway, it’s a keeper. I love the flowers and their flares.

Indeed, gorgeous flowers and you said it all.

 

[monocotman]

Very nice, famous clone, but! IMHO M'Ito is not clear wallisii, as Chadwick says, eldorado is the smallest sp., cca. 20-25 cm tall within the labiata group, M'Ito is a huge plant, sometimes 45-50 cm tall.

Istavan, the flowering growth on this plant is already 45cm tall!

 

[dodidoki]

David, from Chadwick:

Cattleya eldorado is one of the smaller-growing Cattleya species. The pseudobulbs are usually only 3 to 5 inches tall (plus a 4- to 6-inch-tall leaf), and a robust flowering-size plant is normally comfortable in a 4-inch clay pot.

And really, all my fs. size eldorados are cca. 20-25 cm tall. M Ito maybe a hyrid or maybe a 4N variety. I don t know, really.

 

[monocotman]

Thanks for all the information Istavan. I agree that it’s a long way outside the normal range for many characters of this species.

 

[Mathias]

That is lovely!

 

[Ozpaph]

a lovely display

 

[My Green Pets]

Not to mention the plant looks great as well!