Manzur La Aldea flavum x kovachii ‘Ken’s Best’

[PeteM]

This is from @ThienNgo Le, aquired from a trade back in October 2020. Hoping he has more info on the name of the cross. I have not looked it up and this is a first bloom seedling for me.

I didn’t have much time for the pictures today and my attempt at removing it from the growing table was thwarted by cattleya roots creeping into the bottom of the pot.. so that’s as far as I could get it off the table . I’ll have to try again for natural light.

Potted in a grodan/ perlite mix. It’s in a plastic net basket that has been tucked into a taller cymbidium pot. A method I was experimenting with using grodan on cattleya and phrags.

enjoy.

 

[Greenpaph]

Brilliant coloration!
Is the photo true to color ?

 

[abax]

Beautiful big ears. I love it. I hope my first bloom Jason Fischer 3N is as lovely if/when
the bud opens.

 

[PeteM]

Brilliant coloration!
Is the photo true to color ?

Definitely hot colors from the led lights.

 

[monocotman]

Love it. Great colour and good form,
David

 

[Ray]

That’s great. Not yet registered, as far as Orchid Wiz is concerned.

 

[LadySlipper]

Amazing shape and color.

 

[richgarrison]

love to see how the flower changes over time...

i would have expected something closer to Maritza Rolando (hanne popow x kovachii) yours seemed to get a stronger besseae influence in the petals with some of the schlimii/manzurii pouch influence.

definitely like it...

 

[NEslipper]

Lovely! Plant looks relatively compact too, nice flower to leaf ratio! Congrats!

 

[Ozpaph]

beautiful colour

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids!! Nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[cnycharles]

Nice