'Inti' HCC/AOS
'Mayu' HCC/AOS
'Mayu' HCC/AOS
Cattleya rex 2023
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Wow great growing and blooms… I’m always impressed with your rex skills.
William, you grow these to perfection! In your videos your plants look very happy,
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Amazing!!!
marvellous
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Absolutely stunning!
I had Troy make me a flask and I believe it's your cross between these two plants.
-Patrick
I had Troy make me a flask and I believe it's your cross between these two plants.
-Patrick
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You are a master rex grower! Such a beautifully grown species that is rare sight!
Thanks everyone, they are truly a pain in the arse to grow, but I do enjoy the flowers. The next generations of seedlings are already well on their way, and I expect to see their first blooms in about 3 years, if all goes well.
Flasks from a cross of these two awarded plants ('Inti' × 'Mayu') are available for reservation now at Meyers Conservatory.
There are 9 buds on other rexes that will be joining these in the coming week, so stay tuned.
Flasks from a cross of these two awarded plants ('Inti' × 'Mayu') are available for reservation now at Meyers Conservatory.
There are 9 buds on other rexes that will be joining these in the coming week, so stay tuned.
William,
how about a few words/advice on “the pain in the arse” part. Please..
It's hard for me to say for sure what has caused the rot problems I've had. My primary suspicion is that some of them became infected with Fusarium or other diseases during their two-year stay in the boarding area of a commercial greenhouse, where they were kept very wet and, in winter, very cool. One of them definitely was, because I sent a sample to the plant pathology lab, and Fusarium was detected in its tissues. So it may be misleading for me to say that rex is a pain in the arse, because I'm referring specifically to my plants, which have had some unusual living conditions.
Maybe as long as they are given standard Cattleya care with particular attention to getting lots of extra air to their roots, they may not be so difficult. My mounted rexes have done spectacularly. The potted ones have to be watched very carefully for signs of rot along the rhizome, checked daily. Aside from plenty of air at the roots, I'd suggest keeping their temperature range of 28°/18°C all year round, with as little variation as possible.
Then again, last year some put up this post of their rex on Orchidboard and claimed to not give it any special treatment, and it looked fantastic, with more flowers than I've ever gotten. So that makes me feel that I am still clueless about these plants.
Maybe as long as they are given standard Cattleya care with particular attention to getting lots of extra air to their roots, they may not be so difficult. My mounted rexes have done spectacularly. The potted ones have to be watched very carefully for signs of rot along the rhizome, checked daily. Aside from plenty of air at the roots, I'd suggest keeping their temperature range of 28°/18°C all year round, with as little variation as possible.
Then again, last year some put up this post of their rex on Orchidboard and claimed to not give it any special treatment, and it looked fantastic, with more flowers than I've ever gotten. So that makes me feel that I am still clueless about these plants.
Another year ..... the same stunning flowers. 
Great William.
Great William.
Lovely, lovely, lovely! 
I have just acquired two C. Rex, and if they bloom just anything like yours, I will, indeed, count myself a very happy man!
This species, though, were quite difficult to find here on the other side of the Atlantic divide - I even had a couple of friends scout for me at the Easter Expo in Dresden (Dresdner Ostern). They bought a couple of very nice Paphs for me (among which were a Paph. sangii var. ayubianum, which, I think, it would be difficult to characterize, as your everyday grist of the mill plant), but they didn't succeed in tracing just one single Catt. rex.
I've now bought a 'selected cultivar' from a Catt-dealer, recommended by David (Monocotman), and I certainly paid for it. Many a time, I had regrets before I received the plant. When the plant arrived, the sender had, as an extra, added another C. rex, of more "plain" lineage - this plant was larger and much more well estsblished. My moaning ceased immediately - and now I'm just holding my breath while I test: 1) whether I can keep this species alive and growing, and 2) whether I will be able to make it flower!
I have just acquired two C. Rex, and if they bloom just anything like yours, I will, indeed, count myself a very happy man!
This species, though, were quite difficult to find here on the other side of the Atlantic divide - I even had a couple of friends scout for me at the Easter Expo in Dresden (Dresdner Ostern). They bought a couple of very nice Paphs for me (among which were a Paph. sangii var. ayubianum, which, I think, it would be difficult to characterize, as your everyday grist of the mill plant), but they didn't succeed in tracing just one single Catt. rex.
I've now bought a 'selected cultivar' from a Catt-dealer, recommended by David (Monocotman), and I certainly paid for it. Many a time, I had regrets before I received the plant. When the plant arrived, the sender had, as an extra, added another C. rex, of more "plain" lineage - this plant was larger and much more well estsblished. My moaning ceased immediately - and now I'm just holding my breath while I test: 1) whether I can keep this species alive and growing, and 2) whether I will be able to make it flower!
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C. rex 'Nina' in bloom, potted together with 'Unu'. I stuck them on the same piece of wood as little seedlings, and now they have grown completely together. I wonder if I could ever have them judged for a cultural award, since it's difficult to distinguish which is which.
I pulled this out of its clay pot today for a bigger, plastic one, with better ventilation at the bottom. Pretty decent roots, hope I didn't cause too much stress to the plant from the repot. Thing is, these root right as the flowers are fading and falling off, so it's now or never if I want to catch it before the next flush of roots.
I pulled this out of its clay pot today for a bigger, plastic one, with better ventilation at the bottom. Pretty decent roots, hope I didn't cause too much stress to the plant from the repot. Thing is, these root right as the flowers are fading and falling off, so it's now or never if I want to catch it before the next flush of roots.
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Looks like your oven serves as a photo studio too lol.
very well done
It’s always struck me as very interesting that your biggest plant is the one growing on bark with no compost round the roots! Maybe it’s a direction that more people could go if they have the correct conditions.
Good luck with the repot!
Good luck with the repot!
I can't say, there is a single one of your rex'es, that I don't like! 
Of the latest ones Wayra has a regal stance, and the Nina/Unu-complex sone great colouring!
Of.my own recently acquired and newly repotted rex'es, the one of the two is growing a new lead. I guess, that is to be taken as a good omen?
PS. Took another look at Wayra - and can't say a word against its colouring either!
Of the latest ones Wayra has a regal stance, and the Nina/Unu-complex sone great colouring!Of.my own recently acquired and newly repotted rex'es, the one of the two is growing a new lead. I guess, that is to be taken as a good omen?
PS. Took another look at Wayra - and can't say a word against its colouring either!
