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SVO 9968          
C. NEW HYBRID (C. Valentine 'Billy's Blue' HCC/AOS x Lc. Floralia's Azul 'Sandra' AM/AOS)
This coerulea version of Valentine (C. loddigesii x C. warneri) caught our attention at the San Diego County Orchid Society spring who. We especially liked the yellow throat and large flower size. The owner had a division, and we were excited to have it! We have made several hybrids with this plant, and it's a good breeder for flower size and color. The flowers of Floralia's Azul (Lc. Memoria Jack Hayden x C. walkeriana) have good shape, color, and size, and the plant is just 8” tall. Like Valentine, this plant also flowers in early spring. In our blue breeding program, one area of focus has been large flowers on small plants. This cross will continue that theme.  These will bloom in March, early for most blues. The flowers will be large in relation to the plant stature, and the 3-4 flowers will be well presented on strong stems.
3” pots $18

C. Valentine 'Billy's Blue' HCC/AOS	Lc. Floralia's Azul 'Sandra' AM/AOS

SVO 9970            
Lc. Mem. Patti Lee (Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N' x Lc. Blue Design 'Huge Blue')
Large blue flowers on small plants is exactly what this cross will deliver! Mini Purple is well-known as a quality breeder, and this 4N cultivar has made some great hybrids. Blue Design (Lc. Cornelia x C. Tahoe Rose) has 5” flowers on a plant just 7” tall, and the dark blue lip is fantastic. These will be 6” tall plants with 4-5” wide flowers in coerulea with shapely dark blue lips and lots of personality.
3” pots $18

Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N'	Lc. Blue Design 'Huge Blue'

SVO 9977  NEW
(C. loddigesii f. coeruela 'Blue Sky' AM/AOS x C. Mareeba Tiger 'Blue Catt')
This loddigesii is a famous coeruela cultivar.  Here we have mated it to our best coeruela C. Mareeba Tiger (C. leopoldii x C. schilleriana).  These are going to be a lot like C. Leoloddiglossa flowers but on a smaller plant. Blooms will be held on upright stems of 8-11 well-arranged blooms. The plant habit will be compact, and mature plants will be 10-12” tall. I am really looking forward to seeing these bloom.
3” pots $18

C. loddigesii f. coeruela 'Blue Sky' AM/AOS	C. Mareeba Tiger 'Blue Catt'

SVO 10151
Lc. NEW HYBRID (C. Indigo Valentine 'Blueness' x Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea 4N')
Indigo Valentine (Lc. Indigo Love x C. Valentine) has 5” flowers with superb, large, dark-blue lips, and the plants stand just over 8” tall. The Mini Purple (C. walkeriana x L. pumila) is a tetraploid mutation found among a group of clones flowered in Japan. It was a real standout, with larger flowers, wide segments, and heavy substance. This will be a mini-Catt and have large flowers compared to the plant size. The wide petals and sepals will be a light coerulea color with a dark blue lip. Plants will flower twice a year. A great blue mini-Catt!
3” pots $18

C. Indigo Valentine 'Blueness'	Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N'

SVO 10352          
Lc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea 4n' x C. mossiae f. coerulea '4n')
Large well-formed coerulea flowers on small plants are the goal here. The Mini Purple (C. walkeriana x L. pumila) parent is a tetraploid mutation found in a large group of clones flowered in Japan. It was a real standout, with heavier substance and larger flowers with wide segments. The plant stands 5” tall and blooms twice a year. C. mossiae '4n' has large 6.5” flowers of good shape and color, and the plant produces 4-5 blooms on strong stems in early May. I have high expectations for this cross. Mini Purple is known to flatten flower form, and mossiae gives large flower and dictates bloom period. With this cross, we are looking forward to seeing 3-4 large flowers on compact, robust plants in May. This is a great and very promising cross!
3” pots $18

Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N'	C. mossiae f. coerulea '4n'