Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Cattlianthe Newberry Ruby


I bought this plant last year as a less that one year old seedling.  Very unusual that it would bloom this soon, although the bloom is relatively small and the plant only has one bloom..  This is a fairly NEW cross also.  It is a cross between C Precious Stones X Ctt Barefoot Mailman.  The cross was made by Carter and Holmes and was registered by them in 2009.  I have given it standard Cattleya care and I was graced with this beautiful little gem.  It must be easy to grow, because I really do not fuss over my Cattleyas.  I use "benign neglect".   Then the ones that do well, I know they are well adapted to my normal conditions.

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