I purchased this orchid at the Tamiami Orchid Festival in January 2010. This is its first bloom. The sheaths appeared around July and it took until late December before the blooms started to appear from the sheaths. This is a cross between B. Little Stars and Bc. Morning Glory. It has B. nodosa, B. subulifolia, and C. purpurata in its genetic background. For a first bloom, it has a good number of blooms. This plant promises to be quite floriferous; however, I am dissappointed by its form. I doubt it will be an award winner. However, the color and veining in the blooms are quite nice. A very nice display for January. I have grown this orchid with typical Cattleya culture. I have it mounted on a piece of tree fern fiber that is framed by a wooden raft. It hangs under my Cattleya Pergola most of the year, but when it is getting ready to bloom, I move it to a spot under my peach tree.
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