Species & Hybrids

This page updated 3-9-10

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	BLC Blue Mountain (BLC Lois McNeil ‘Ace’ x Cattleya walkeriana coerulea) is an exciting effort to produce a blue compact cattleya with large heads of baby blue flowers. Lois McNeil makes multiple leads and carries 6 or more 3 ½” flowers on 15” growths while walkeriana has up to four 4” flowers on stout 6”growths, both parents colored a uniform baby blue. These seedlings have been excellent growers. 4", $22 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
	BLC Blue Mountain (BLC Lois McNeil ‘Ace’ x Cattleya walkeriana coerulea) is an exciting effort to produce a blue compact cattleya with large heads of baby blue flowers. Lois McNeil makes multiple leads and carries 6 or more 3 ½” flowers on 15” growths while walkeriana has up to four 4” flowers on stout 6”growths, both parents colored a uniform baby blue. These seedlings have been excellent growers. 6", $55
March Special	BLC Lois McNeil ‘Ace’ x Cattleya Valentine coerulea is a more traditional complex blue bifoliate hybrid. Both are well-known for producing clusters of five to six or more 4+ inch flowers on spikes well above the foliage. Both are moderately large plants but have compact growing habits. This cross has been growing vigorously and should be an easy hybrid for specimen culture. 4", $20 $18
	Cattleya Dominiana (intermedia coerulea x maxima coerulea ‘Hector’ AM/AOS) This is a new re-make using blue parents of an old heirloom hybrid originally made by Veitch in 1859. We expect the plants to be compact growers with well-spaced clusters of light blue 4” flowers with a midnight blue lip. Maxima ‘Hector’ has only a small amount of veining in its lip but we are anticipating that some plants from this cross to bloom with a large amount of striping in the lip and hopefully the yellow barb typical of Cattleya maxima. 2", $12
	Cattleya Edith Loomis coerulea (walkeriana ‘monteazul’ x bowringiana coerulea) is a remake of an older hybrid that has been made with blue parents. The plants are stocky, compact growers with 3 to 4 relatively large flowers that will be a light blue with a darker blue lip. 2 1/2", $16
	Cattleya intermedia v aquinii coerulea is a Brazilian species. The fragrant 4” flowers are a splash petal form that has white petals and sepals with dark blue splashes and a dark blue lip. 2 1/2", $18
	Cattleya intermedia coerulea (‘Do Jaques’ x ‘Graffite’) This cross was made from two superior C intermedia parents. The ‘Do Jaques’ has a medium blue lip with a very light blue ‘five-o-clock’ shadow in the sepals and petals. It typically carries six or more 3” flowers per stem. ‘Graffite’ has stark white sepals and petals, extra heavy substance, large 4”+ flowers with a very dark slate blue lip. We expect these seedlings to have exceptional color and flower presentations! 2 1/2", $16
	Cattleya Little Leopard coerulea (amethystoglossa 'SVO Blue Sky' x aclandiae 'Blue Sky' HCC/AOS) This hybrid registered as Cattleya Little Leopard is between two outstanding parents. C amethystoglossa coerulea produces heads of 3” flowers. The petals and sepals are white with some amount of indigo-blue spotting. The lip is also a deep indigo-blue. This color form is extremely rare in the orchid world. C aclandiae ‘Blue Sky’ has light olive green flowers with dark mahogany spots and the lip is coerulea. It has a very heavy substance and has a waxy texture. Some of these hybrids may bloom out pink but we are hoping for several to be a very nice blue! 2", $20
	Cattleya mossiae var coerulea (Blue Bird x Herrera) is a species from Venezuela. The fragrant blue-lavender flowers have broad petals and have a hint of yellow in the throat. The lip is dark blue-violet. This plant prefers intermediate to warm temperatures. 4", $40
	Cattleya Portia ‘Sir Jeremiah Coleman’ (bowringiana coerulea x labiata coerulea) is an heirloom coerulea hybrid that produces large clusters of light blue flowers with a darker blue lip. The flowers are 4-5” with excellent shape. This exceptional clone is named after the original breeder of this blue hybrid, Sir Jeremiah Coleman. 4", $24
	Cattleya Sea Breeze ‘Fellrath’s Pride’ (warneri x walkerana) is a compact primary hybrid originally made in the early 1970’s by Stewarts. This plant has large baby blue flowers accented by yellow streaks radiating to the throat. 3", $12 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
	Cattleya skinneri coerulescens ('Orchidglade' x 'My Blue Heaven') is the baby blue form of a cattleya species from Mexico and further south. These plants bloom in the spring with heads of up to ten 4” flowers and can make specimen plants rapidly. ‘Orchidglade’ is a selected clone that originated from the Jones & Scully firm. 4", $26
	Cattleya walkeriana coerulea ('Edward' AM/AOS x 'Blue Prince') This is an outcross of two outstanding coerulea clones of this Brazilian species. Both clones are well known for the highest quality, both breed easily and should produce excellent offspring. 4" Basket, $22
	Cattleya Walkerinter (C intermedia coerulea ‘Blue Lip’ x C walkeriana ‘Monte Azul’ AM/AOS) This cross produces compact plants with three to four flowers per stem. The flowers are large for the plant and can be up to four inches. This is a good windowsill grower. 4", $20
	Laelia anceps v veitchiana ‘Fort Caroline’ HCC/AOS The LARGE flowers are white with a slate blue lip and perch on top of a tall up-right spike in traditional anceps form, only with a beautiful blue twist. This is one of the best blue forms of anceps and probably the most famous clone of the veitchiana variety! 5", $26
	Laelia anceps v veitchiana 'Fort Caroline' x C Ariel v coerulea 'Bodnants' is an exciting cross. L anceps var veitchiana is a Mexican species that has white sepals and petals with a blue lip. C Ariel ‘Bodnants’ is an heirloom hybrid dating back to 1915 and is a product of the original blue breeding program of Sir Jeremiah Colman. Ariel is also the parent of many famous blue hybrids including Sapphire, Blue Boy, and Mariner. We expect tall spikes of four to five 4” blue flowers. 3", $24
March Special	Laelia purpurata var werkhauserii x purpurata ‘Schusteriana’ is a species cross between two coerulea (blue) forms of the Brazilian national flower. L purpurata var werkhauserii has white flowers with a slate blue lip and L purpurata ‘Schusteriana’ has a white flower with a royal blue lip. The flowers on both parents are nearly as showy as orchid species come! 4", $22 $20 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
March Special	LC Academy Colors (C Interglossa ‘Blue Spots’ x LC Mini Purple coerulea) is a blue remake of a hybrid we have not bloomed out yet. We are expecting 8 to 10” tall plants with clusters of 3” baby blue flowers and hoping the spotting will be prevalent on many of them. 4", $22 $20 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
	LC Blue Boy 'Gainsborough' HCC/AOS x self C Ariel coerulea x LC Elegans) LC Blue Boy was the first truly successful blue hybrid since the early 1900’s. Registered by B.O. Bracey in 1960, this hybrid went on to make many more progeny. This plant is a selfing of the awarded clone and should be very similar, large heads of 4” well-shaped blue flowers. 3", $14
	LC Canhamiana ‘Azure Skies’ AM/AOS (C mossiae var coerulea x L purpurata var werkhauseri) is a primary hybrid that produces 6” light slate blue flowers accented by a darker slate blue lip. The spikes can hold up to six flowers. The plant is rather robust, similar to L purpurata. 4", $24
March Special	LC Eximia v coerulea ‘Sea God’ (C warneri coerulea x L purpurata ‘werkhauserii’) produces light flowers with a wonderful blue lip. This cross was originally registered by Veitch in 1890 and has been remade with superior blue parents. The clone ‘Sea God’ has a remarkable dark lip. Plant form is large with groups of four or more large flowers. 2 1/2", $16 $12 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
March Special	LC Eximia v coerulea ‘Sea God’ (C warneri coerulea x L purpurata ‘werkhauserii’) produces light flowers with a wonderful blue lip. This cross was originally registered by Veitch in 1890 and has been remade with superior blue parents. The clone ‘Sea God’ has a remarkable dark lip. Plant form is large with groups of four or more large flowers. 4", $22 $20
	LC Gaskell-Pumila ‘Azure Star’ HCC/AOS (C gaskelliana x L pumila) produces magnificent 6” flowers that are a light blue with a deeper blue flare at the tips along with a blue lip and a yellow throat. The flowers are large and flat and the plant is compact! 3", $16 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
	LC Kaizu Comfort ‘Baby Blue’ (Cattleya intermedia alba x Laelia bradei alba) is the most exciting clone from our original cross. Although we did not register LC Kaizu Comfort, we made the cross in the late 1980s using the alba forms of both species. All of the progeny came out light pink with a delicate yellow lip except for the clone ‘Baby Blue’. This clone has 1¾” star-shaped flowers with the lightest tint of a subtle blue. This is an established division of our mother plant. 2", $22
March Special	LC Mini Purple coerulea ('Blue Hawaii' AM/AOS x 'Blue Sky') is a very nice sibling cross between two excellent blue clones of this well known hybrid. Both parents have light baby blue sepals and petals with a darker blue lip. We expect award potential clones from this cross. 4", $24 $20
March Special	LC Nancy Dengenhardt (LC Canhamiana ‘Azure Sky’ x C intermedia v aquinii coerulea) is a new remake of this older 1960’s hybrid that has been bred for blue. The old pink form had classic shape from the three parents, Laelia purpurata, Cattleya mossiae, and Cattleya intermedia. This new breeding we expect flowers of medium to darker blue with darker lips and approximately fifty percent should have flared petals. We have not bloomed this cross yet and are showing both parents. 4", $22 $20 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive
	LC Sierra Skies 'Leone' BM/JOGA (LC Parysatis x C mossiae) This is a nice awarded blue clone producing clusters of 4+ inch flowers that can bloom several times a year. Nice fragrance on somewhat compact plants. 2", $10 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive