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Compact Cattleyas
Compact Cattleyas are great if you're looking to save space while adding a stunning array of flower colors to your collection. Plants stay under 12 inches tall and bloom in 4 to 5 inch pots. Our breeding program has produced a wide range of hybrids with a variety of flower colors and shapes to suit your tastes. These plants are adaptable to a wide range of cultural conditions, making them easy to grow and bloom.
The crosses listed represent the most modern breeding available, with many outstanding hybrids having great potential. I have spent hours describing the potential of the offspring, so read on!
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Coerulea (blue) Cattleyas | Species | Blooming Size 4" Cattleyas
SVO 9261
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Dennis Olivas 'Best' AM/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
The big clusters of star-shaped flowers produced by Dennis Olivas (Trick or Treat x Penny Kuroda) are spectacular! The yellow blooms with red flares really command attention. Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) has vibrant orange-yellow flowers in clusters of 8-9, produced on strong stems. It’s a favorite breeder of mine. These parents will reinforce stem strength, good flower count, and golden yellow color, with the Dennis Olivas contributing red flaring. With Trick or Treat on both sides of this cross you can expect big heads of blooms!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9280 NEW
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Rosebud 'Queen of Splash' HCC/AOS x Pot. Rubescent Doll 'SVO)
Deep intense purple flowers always get my attention, in part because I don’t see them very often. Rosebud (Blc. Ronald Hausermann x Lc. Mini Purple) is truly a special parent, with impressive, flat flowers in a rich, deep purple color with a touch of darker flaring on the petals and a fully, beautifully ruffled deep purple lip. Rubescent Doll (Slc. Pink Doll x Pot. Rubescence) has an equally amazing intense magenta-purple color. It blooms twice a year with flowers of excellent shape on a small plant standing just 6" tall. Every year, there are a few crosses that I can hardly wait to see bloom, and this is one of them! These will have flat flowers of well-rounded form in deep rich purple tones with many having darker purple flares on the petals and a darker ruffled lip. Plants will be just 7-8" tall, and I would not be surprised if mature plants bloom twice a year.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9299 NEW
C. Dubiosa
[C. loddigesii ('Aranda B AM/AOS x A-doribil FCC/AOS') x C. trianae 'Cashens' FCC/AOS]
I cannot think of a better pairing for the re-make of the famous classic Cattleya Dubiosa. ‘Cashens’ is considered by many to be one of the finest trianae cultivars, and (‘Aranda B’ x A-doribil’) is an excellent example of modern loddigesii flower quality. Expect this remake to produce flowers with fantastic shape, color and longevity. Not much more needs to be said.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9305
Dialc. NEW HYBRID
(Dialc. Silver Heart 'SVO' x Lc. Joanna Rose 'SVO Semi-Alba')
I wish I had a picture of Silver Heart (Dialc. Silver Snowflake x Lc. Angel Heart). The flowers are a light cream with a touch of flaring in the petals. Strong stems hold 5-7 well arranged blooms. This cultivar of Joanna Rose (Lc. Melody Fair x Lc. Liptonii) is beyond outstanding, with unbelievably nice shape, large flowers, sturdy stems, and attractive semi-alba coloration. I am expecting 4-5 large classically-shaped flowers held well above the foliage on strong stems.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9309
Kir. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Treat 'SVO Flare' x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sano' Mutation)
Angel Treat (Lc. Trick or Treat x Slc. Angel Eyes) has attractive flower color and good flower count. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) blooms with branched inflorescences holding over 60 bright-yellow fragrant flowers with yellow lips striped in red. Hybrids with Kyoguchi have a distinctive charm. Plants are compact growers, frequently with branched inflorescences holding many flowers that are often fragrant. We are expecting this cross to bring flared flowers to the Kyoguchi style of breeding. The starry-shaped flowers will be in orange tones, many with red flaring or bold striping on the petals. Do I dare suggest that these may be fragrant? We will need to bloom them to find out!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9329
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Carolina Orange D'or 'Lenette No.2' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)
The full-shaped orange flowers of Carolina Orange D’or (Blc. Carolina Golden D'Or x Blc. Malworth D'Or) are magnificent, and the 6-8 blooms per stem make this a spectacular show plant. I have admired this grex for years, and we have used it as a parent to make many orange and yellow hybrids. Combining it with Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot), which is dominant for flower shape and color, will make well-formed, round blooms in deep red to orange/red with burgundy lips. The 4-5 flowers will be well-supported on plants 10-12" tall.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9387
Slc. Carol Nott
(Slc. Kagaribi Dawn 'Red Star' x Lc. Gold Star 'SVO 4N')
Kagaribi Dawn (Lc. Kagaribi x Slc. Tropic Dawn) has a starry-shaped red flower. The flower shape and color and the upright narrow pseudobulbs make this a cool looking plant! Gold Star (L. flava x L. harpophylla) is a hybrid of two Brazilian rupicolous Laelias with starry-shaped yellow flowers on plants with pencil-thin pseudobulbs. Plants from this cross will have thin upright pseudobulbs and carry 5-7 well-arranged flowers on upright stems. Bloom will be starry and red, but some will show a bit of yellow coloration, and all will have purple lips. Very cool plant habit and unusual starry flowers.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9393
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Hawaiian Prominence 'America' AM/AOS x Pot. Rainbow Night 'Hot Love' BM/JOGA)
Hawaiian Prominence (Blc. Hisako Akatsuka x Slc. Wendy's Redstone) has an eye-catching color with flowers that have been described as “a deep velvety-ruby-purple with a ruby-purple lip and bright yellow throat." Flowers are large at 4.5" across on plants barely 10" tall. Rainbow Night (Lc. Tropical Rainbow x Pot. Tokyo Bay) has large flowers in an attractive red-lavender color contrasted by a bold crimson purple lip. Flowers are well-supported and displayed nicely above the foliage. This hybrid is about color, and we are expecting deep ruby-purple flowers and darker velvety crimson purple lips with a bright yellow throat. Sturdy plants will produce 4-5 flowers just above the foliage for a nice display.
3" pots. $16
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SVO 9414
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Slc. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) is quite remarkable! The petals are orange-red, flared yellow and tipped with red, while the lips are red with a contrasting yellow throat. Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is quickly becoming a notable breeder of mini-Catts. It flowers twice a year in 3" pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright red flowers of superior form. These will be quick to flower, and most of the rounded red blooms will have attractive flares. The sturdy plants will be compact growers and have strong stems holding 3-4 flowers above the foliage.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9415
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Tropical Aurora (Lc. Aussie Sunset x Lc. Tokyo Magic) is a special plant with considerable potential as a parent. Flowers are a pure, very-bright yellow – the most intense yellow imaginable – with a contrasting red lip. The straight, upright stems hold 5-6 well-arranged flowers on a sturdy compact plant. Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) is a remarkable hybrid. It flowers 2-3 times a year, and each flowering produces excellent quality bright-yellow flowers with red lips. Plants are only 6" tall and have a nice, tidy growth habit. It is an excellent breeding plant that imparts good flower color and shape. This cross will give us well-shaped flowers 3" across in bright yellow, with contrasting red lips. Plants will mature at 8-10" tall. I am very optimistic about the potential here. In fact, I liked this cross so much that I made it twice. See SVO 9511.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9425
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Pot. Mem. Alida Laboy 'SVO')
Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) has a red-orange flower with a yellow splash. Clusters of 4-6 blooms are held nicely above the foliage. Mem. Alida Laboy (Slc. Virginia Dickey x Pot. Rubescence) flowers twice a year in 3" pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 shapely, solid-dark-red flowers and darker-red lips. This pairing will give us flowers of excellent shape. Most are going to be red, many with darker-red flares on the petals. Compact plants will produce sturdy stems carrying 4-5 well-displayed flowers.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9455
Lc. Candy Corn
(Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS x C. Dubiosa 'Scully’s' HCC/AOS)
Candy Corn was made by Stewart Orchids in the 1980’s. I remember the white flowers with bright canary-yellow flares on the petals - such a novel color combination. The parents of this grex are very impressive. Trick or Treat (L. Icarus x Lc. Chit Chat), another famous Stewart’s cross, produces impressive heads of 15 or more star-orange flowers and has a long history as an influential breeder. Dubiosa (C. trianae x C. loddigesii) had a strong track record as a parent at Stewart Orchids. Its 5-8 flowers are well-displayed and almost white with a hint of lavender in the lip. The flower color of Candy Corn is not quite what you would expect: white with bright canary-yellow flares on the petals and a canary-yellow lip. Very memorable! If you’ve ever wondered about the differences between capsule and pollen parents, here is a great opportunity to see for yourself. The reciprocal cross is offered as SVO 9891.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9458
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Purple Splendor 'SVO' x Lc. Sydney J 'SVO Outrageous')
Super dark purple flowers are really hot right now. Purple Splendor (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Culminant) has very large, flat flowers in dark purple with classic full-shaped lips. Plants bloom twice a year and are only 10" tall. Sydney J (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Memoria Robert Strait) has medium-large lavender flowers of excellent shape on a compact plant just 10" tall. This cross will capitalize on the large flower size, good shape, and rich purple color of both parents. Mature plants will be compact at 10" tall. This cross has excellent potential and is highly recommended. This is the reciprocal of SVO 9307, providing a rare opportunity to buy both and evaluate the flower qualities as influenced by the capsule vs. the pollen parent.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9464
Blc. Arsenic and Old Lace
(Blc. Picotee Passion 'SVO' AM/AOS x Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS)
Picotee Passion (Blc. Horizon Flight x L. anceps) has a beautiful flower. The soft color, light yellow splash, and lavender picotee are so nice, and the 5-7 flowers are held 12" above the foliage on sturdy stems. Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) has yellow flowers with a red lip and is a great breeder that has produced many successful hybrids. Tokyo Magic imparts good shape, strong stems, and a compact plant habit. Here we are looking for five or more flowers in shades of yellow with red flares, all with excellent shape and well presented on sturdy stems from compact plants.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9472
Bl. NEW HYBRID
[L. (angereri x flava) '24 Gold' x Bl. Richard Mueller '4N']
Breeding with Richard Mueller (B. nodosa x L. milleri) is well understood. This parent is known to strongly influence flower shape and transmit spotted lips. The unregistered primary hybrid (L. angereri x L. flava) is comprised of two rupicolous Laelia species, both with closely spaced bulbs and 20" long inflorescences. The cultivar ’24 Gold’ blooms with two dozen bright yellow flowers open all at once on the stem! This cross will have well-presented starry-shaped flowers in a bright yellow. The plant habit and flower shape will make these look like an improved Richard Mueller.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9477
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Treat 'SVO Flare' x Lc. Fire Gem 'Hot Splash')
Angel Treat (Lc. Trick or Treat x Slc. Angel Eyes) has eye-catching orange flowers with red flares on upright stems carrying 5-7 blooms. Fire Gem (Lc. Trick or Treat x Lc. Aussie Sunset) has very impressive color! The photo is worth a thousand words. Its 5 to 6 flowers are well supported 6" above the foliage. These will bloom with colorful flowers in orange with bold red flares. The arching inflorescences will be 10-16" long with clusters of 5-7 starry flowers. I can hardly wait to see these bloom!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9488
Pot. Norma Sue
(Pot. Memoria Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
Memoria Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has bright yellow flowers with just a bit of red on the lip. Its excellent shape and twice-a-year flowering habit make this a desirable parent. Love Sound (Blc. Bouton D’Or x L. briegeri) has well-documented qualities as a breeder. It is dominant for bright yellow flowers, compact plant habit and strong stems of well-supported flowers. Expect this hybrid to produce mostly pure yellow well-presented flowers with great shape and color. Easy to grow and reliable bloomers!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9499
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Fordyce Prelude 'Pinnacle' AM/AOS x Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO')
Fordyce Prelude (Slc. California Apricot x Blc. Horizon Flight) has a bright yellow flower with bold red flares on the petals. This compact-growing plant blooms twice a year. Tropical Aurora (Lc. Aussie Sunset x Lc. Tokyo Magic) is a special plant with great breeding potential. The flowers are a pure, very bright yellow - the most intense yellow imaginable - and the lip is a contrasting red. It is interesting that the red flaring of Aussie Sunset is not expressed in Tropical Sunset, but its genes are there. These should have bright yellow flowers with dark red flares. Blooms will have wide petals and good form, and the stems will display 4-7 flowers above the foliage.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9508
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO')
I have been patiently waiting to see these flower. This cross represents line breeding in which Tropical Aurora is crossed back to Aussie Sunset, one of its parents. We are expecting these unique flowers to come in sunset colors from yellow to orange and red. All will have flaring on the petals. Sturdy stems will hold 5-7 flowers above the foliage, making for a showy display.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9510
C. NEW HYBRID
(C. Victorian Lace 'Diamond Orchids' x C. violacea f. alba 'SVO')
We have quietly been working on breeding all white mini-Catts that don’t look like C. walkeriana. Easier said than done! This cross is another step along this breeding path. Victorian Lace (C. Moon Festival x C. walkeriana) has outstanding flowers; the picture shows its fine qualities. Note the two flowers and the exposed column, as seen in most walkeriana hybrids. This violacea blooms with five flowers, and the columns are covered by the side lobes of the lip. We are expecting the progeny of this pairing to have sidelobes that close over the column. The 3-4 flowers should be white with a shape influenced by the violacea, but hopefully not too much. Lots of interesting possibilities here!
3" pots $18
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SVO 9511
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Tropical Aurora (Lc. Aussie Sunset x Lc. Tokyo Magic) is a special plant with considerable potential as a parent. Flowers are a pure, very-bright yellow – the most intense yellow imaginable – with a contrasting red lip. The straight, upright stems hold 5-6 well-arranged flowers on a sturdy compact plant. Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) is a remarkable hybrid. It flowers 2-3 times a year, and each flowering produces excellent quality bright-yellow flowers with red lips. Plants are only 6" tall and have a nice, tidy growth habit. It is an excellent breeding plant that imparts good flower color and shape. This cross will give us well-shaped flowers 3" across in bright yellow, with contrasting red lips. Plants will mature at 8-10" tall. I am very optimistic about the potential here. In fact, I liked this cross so much that I made it twice. See SVO 9415.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9512
Pot. Little Magician
(Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
This is a great cross! Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) has yellow flowers with red lips. It’s a great breeder, imparting good shape, strong stems and a compact plant habit. Little Toshie (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips, and has also proven to be a great parent. This cross will produce compact plants with sturdy stems of 4-5 well-supported yellow flowers with deep red lips, wide petals and excellent shape.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9515
C. NEW HYBRID
(C. warneri f. alba 'Claire' AM/AOS x C. Victorian Lace 'Diamond Orchids')
This cross will yield white compact Catts. Victorian Lace (C. Moon Festival x C. walkeriana) has an outstanding flower with many fine qualities. Note how the column is exposed as seen in most walkeriana hybrids. This warneri has the classic Cattleya shape and lip. We expect that the tubular lip of warneri will be passed to its progeny. A new and unique approach in small growing plants with big white flowers.
3" pots $18
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SVO 9517
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(C. trianae 'Cashens' FCC/AOS x L. praestans 'Brandi' AM/AOS)
Of all the cultivars of trianae, ‘Cashens’ may be the finest, with outstanding flower size, shape and color. Plus, it’s a very good grower. C. trianae is known to impart full-shaped flowers to its progeny. L. praestans 'Brandi' has excellent shape, with wide petals, and the flowers are very flat, a trait that is known to be transmitted to progeny. We are excited to see how these two parents combine. We expect the offspring will be excellent, carrying flat lavender flowers with wide petals and full lips on compact plants just 8" tall.
3" pots $18
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SVO 9518
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Al Thanhauser 'The Best One' x Pot. Telling Lies 'SVO Best')
Al Thanhauser (C. Orchidglade x Pot. Rubescence) has fantastic sparkling red flowers with dark burgundy lips, held 4-5 on strong stems. Telling Lies (Pot. Rubescence x Pot. Love Passion) produces beautiful orange flowers suffused in red and covered with a sparkling diamond-dust texture. The flowers have good shape and are held on strong inflorescences. Robust plants are compact, maturing at 10" tall. This grex is working toward further intensification of deep red-orange flower color, fullness of segments and good overall form. Plants should carry 5-6 flowers on sturdy stems. This is a very promising hybrid!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9521
Pot. Little Circle
(Pot. Golden Circle 'OPRL' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Golden Circle (Blc. Goldenzelle x Slc. Circle of Life) is one of my most reliable breeding plants. The cultivar name 'OPRL' stands for Orange Petals Red Lip. 'OPRL' imparts good size, shape, color and twice-a-year flowering to its offspring. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips, and has proven itself a great parent. This cross has amazing potential! Plants are expected to produce flowers with superior form in colors ranging from yellow to orange. All will have contrasting red lips and will bloom twice a year. Here is PICTUREa first bloom plant. This is the same as SVO 9802.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9522
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Louise Clarke 'Outstanding' x Pot. Mem. Irene Feil 'Ruby Red' AM/AOS)
Pot. Louise Clarke (Slc. Golden Circle x Pot. Rubescence) is named after my mother. The cultivar ‘Outstanding’ has an amazing flower with flat, wide petals, true red color, and excellent lip shape. To top it off, this cultivar is easy to bloom - everything a mother’s namesake should be! The flowers of Mem. Irene Feil (Slc. Pink Doll x Pot. Odom's Sweetheart) are bright red with even darker red lips. With this pairing we are looking for the red flower color to prevail in the offspring. The shape will be well rounded with flat petals and lips in a darker-burgundy red. Plants will stay on the small side but not quite small enough to be called a mini-Catt.
3" pots $18
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SVO 9523
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Angel Love 'SVO' x Pot. Georgia Peach 'Sunset Flair')
Angel Love (Lc. Puppy Love x C. Angelwalker) has a solid pink flower. Due to the L. anceps grandparent, the blooms are well supported on a strong stem 6-7“ above the foliage. Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce 5 flowers on a sturdy stem. There are lots of good things happening with this cross! We expect well-formed flowers in salmon to peach colors with red lips. Stems will be strong and carry 5-7 well-displayed flowers.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9541
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Ann Akagi 'H and R' HCC/AOS x C. kerrii 'SVO Top of Class')
Ann Akagi (Lc. Puppy Love x C. nobilior) has soft pink flowers, wide petals, sturdy stems of 4-5 blooms, and, best of all, a beautifully-colored lip with a yellow throat. This kerrii undoubtedly has the best shape seen for this species, and the miniature plant is just 5" tall. And...it has the same pink segments and lip color as Ann Akagi. Here we believe kerrii will reduce plant size, and Ann Akagi will round out the petals and increase the number and size of the flowers. What about color? Expect soft pinks and lips in white and yellow. If kerrii (a little used species in breeding) works out, we may be on the path toward something new: soft pink mini-Catts.
3" pots $18
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SVO 9542 NEW
Pcv. Key Lime Stars
(Pcv. Key Lime Stars 'SVO' 4n x self)
The parents of Key Lime Stars (Epc. Lime Sherbet x B. nodosa) make this an easy-to-grow hybrid. These are proving easy to bloom, producing starry green flowers with a nodosa-style lip. A selfing of our select mother plant.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9558
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Arctic Moon 'Rochelle' x C. Atalanta 'Hawaii')
Pure white small-growing Catts are almost never seen. When they are, the lips favor the spade shape of C. walkeriana. This new style of breeding is breaking ground in developing a ‘mini’ plant with a standard white Cattleya flower. Arctic Moon (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Janet) ‘Rochelle’ has a pure white flower. The lip is full in shape with the column completely covered by the side lobes, giving it that standard Cattleya look. Plants are just 6" tall with flowers 3.5" across. It’s a really nice-looking white mini-Catt. The other parent, Atalanta (C. leopoldii x C. warscewiczii), is a true alba. Each flowers is pure white with a large, impressive lip influenced by the warscewiczii. Plants are large, standing 14-16" tall. We expect pure white flowers, large in size, with full-shaped lips on plants 8-10" tall.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9567
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Tiny Treasure 'Star Amethyst' HCC/AOS x C. harrisoniana 'Volcano Queen' Mutation)
One of my favorite flower color combinations is pink petals and sepals with a yellow lip. Easy to say, harder to do. Tiny Treasure (C. Porcia x L. lucasiana) has a dark pink/lavender flower with a bright yellow lip from the lucasiana. Flowers are well-presented in groups of 4-6 from plants only 6-7" tall. C. harrisoniana imparts pink flowers and yellow lips to its offspring. The cultivar ‘Volcano Queen’ is a mericlone mutation with improved flower color, size, shape and substance. Very impressive! With this cross we will see improved flower size, dark pink flower color, and a yellow lip, plus increased flower count and upright inflorescences.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9573
Psv. Alex Hawkes
(Enc. mariae 'SVO' AM/AOS x B. nodosa 'Susan Fuchs' FCC/AOS)
This cross combines two iconic species. You can almost visualize how the offspring will look. Will the petals and sepals be green and the lip white? Plant habit is favoring the B. nodosa parent. These should also grow well in a wide range of environmental conditions, as Enc. mariae is a cool grower and B. nodosa a warm grower.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9575
L. Milpurat
(L. purpurata f. sanguinea, flamea 'June 25!' x L. milleri 'Dr. Polk')
Given the success of a similar cross, L. Zip (L. tenebrosa x L. milleri), what can we expect from Milpurat? This form of purpurata has very dark purple flowers with darker purple flares on the petals and a vibrant purple lip. Like tenebrosa, purpurata blooms with 4-6 flowers held well on sturdy stems from robust plants with tightly clustered, upright pseudobulbs. This milleri has solid red flowers that are produced on wiry stems from a compact plant. Expect some similarities to L. Zip, particularly flower shape, count, stem and plant habit. The flower colors should be interesting, and I can’t wait to see these bloom!
3" pots $18
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SVO 9621
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(C. Little Dipper 'Sato 4N' x Lc. Rosie's Surprise 'Crestwood')
Little Dipper (C. Angelwalker x C. Batalinii) has been a good parent for breeding flared mini-Catts. Its flat flower shape with wide flared petals and ease of growth make it a desirable parent. Rosie’s Surprise (Lc. Irene Finney x C. walkeriana) has an impressive flat, soft pink flower with wide petals and a beautifully contrasting lip in white, yellow and purple. This grex will produce flowers with great shape! The color of the flower and flares will be variable, and we expect a real potpourri from soft yellow to cream, some with bold lavender, making each plant unique!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9629
C. NEW HYBRID
(C. Hawaiian Variable 'Green and White' x C. aclandiae f. alba 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Hawaiian Variable (C. Penny Kuroda x C. guttata f. alba) was registered by Kodama Orchid Nursery in Hawaii in the late 1980’s. The name was inspired by the wide range of flower color that arose from this cross, which was quite popular at the time. Many flowers were spotted, others flared in magenta, a few were all white flared in white, and some (possibly the most desirable) had white flowers with flared green petals like the cultivar ‘Green and White’. This exceptionally rare color combined with the alba form of aclandiae will produce unusual flower colors. We hope that many will have white and green flowers, but some will be spotted and others flared. Plants will be 10" tall when mature, and upright inflorescences will display 4-8 blooms. This is adventurous breeding in an unexplored direction.
3" pots $18
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SVO 9645 NEW
Pcv. Walnut Valley Lime Stars
(Epc. Lime Sherbet '4n' x B. Little Stars '4n')
These have been easy to grow and are proving easy to bloom, carrying starry green flowers with a white nodosa style lip and plant habit.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9646
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Fordyce Prelude 'Pinnacle' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
The breeding behind Fordyce Prelude (Slc. California Apricot x Blc. Horizon Flight) is amazing: both parents founded significant breeding lines, with many exceptional crosses to their credit. The cultivar ‘Pinnacle’ has wide petals, giving the flowers a very full shape, and the color is yellow with dark red flares and a dark red lip. Truly a beautiful flower! I believe that Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips. These will produce well-shaped, yellow flowers with bright red lips, and, as a bonus, many will have deep red flares.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9648
Dialc. NEW HYBRID
(Dialc. Mizoguchi 'World's Best' x L. anceps 'White Wonder')
The cultivar name of this Mizoguchi (Dial. Snowflake x L. anceps) reflects how much I like this plant’s flowers. The long inflorescences carry 11 well-arranged and beautifully shaped blooms in pure white with purple veins in the throat. ‘White Wonder’ has exceptional flower shape and is also pure white, except in the lip, which includes a small yellow callus and a purple veined throat. These are robust plants. The flowers will possess all the charm of L. anceps with a higher flower count, and we expect 7-8 blooms of excellent shape in pure white with purple veined lips.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9651
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Sagarik Wax 'African Beauty' AM/AOS x Blc. Cherry Suisse ‘Kauai' HCC/AOS)
Waxy red clusters of fragrant flowers will result from pairing Sagarik Wax (Lc. Summerland Girl x C. Chocolate Drop) with Cherry Suisse (Blc. Oconee x C. Chocolate Drop). Both parents have eye-catching waxy flower substance and big heads of striking red flowers. This cross will produce impressive shows of flowers in late summer.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9652 NEW
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Bl. Richard Mueller '4N' x Lc. Jalapa 'Ruben's Pick 4n')
Breeding with Richard Mueller (B. nodosa x L. milleri) is well understood. This parent strongly influences flower shape and transmits spotted lips. This is a tetraploid Jalapa (C. leopoldii x L. milleri), and the quality of the red flowers with dark burgundy spots and red lips produced on strong upright stems is amazing. This is a complex Brassavola hybrid, and you can still see some of its influence in the plant habit. These will have well-presented flowers in a range of burnt orange colors, all densely spotted in dark maroon with broad, randomly spotted maroon lips. These should be outstanding! Here is a photo of the first to bloom PICTURE
3" pots $16
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SVO 9655
Pcv. Key Lime Stars
(B. nodosa 'Susan Fuchs' FCC/AOS x Epc. Lime Sherbet 4n)
These are easy to grow and bloom, producing starry green flowers with a white nodosa-style lip. This remake uses our select parental stock.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9665
Bc. Estrella del Aconquija
(B. perrinii 'SVO' x C. Chocolate Drop 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Aconquija is the name of a town and province in northwestern Argentina, and this grex is the Star of Aconquija. This cross is modeled after the showy and successful hybrid Bc. Roman Holiday (B. nodosa x C. Chocolate Drop). C. Chocolate Drop produces impressive heads of waxy red-orange flowers, and B. perrinii ‘SVO’ has an amazing 15 flowers on a single inflorescence. These should resemble the waxy red-orange flowers of Roman Holiday, but instead of 8-10 blooms, expect the flower count to be more like 13-17. This cross is showing excellent plant vigor, and these could be really outstanding! Two plants have flowered already PICTURE Picture
3" pots $16
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SVO 9669
Lc. Miss Wonderful
(Lc. Mari's Song 'CTM 217' HCC/AOS x L. anceps f. petaloid 'Jody')
Miss Wonderful has been a fantastic hybrid! We’ve made it on 4-5 separate occasions with different parents, and each time the results have been excellent. These are strong-growing plants and easy to bloom, with large flowers having excellent flares on 12 to 18" long inflorescences. This is a particularly intriguing cross. The use of L. anceps forma petaloid is expected to increase petal width and modify lip shape in ways not seen before. This cross has the potential to produce truly unique Miss Wonderful offspring, and the best of these will be unbelievable! I have tried to make this exact cross twice before with no luck. Don’t miss this one!
3" pots $16
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SVO 9688
Lc. Melody An
(Lc. Melody Fair 'Carol' HCC/AOS x L. anceps 'SanBar Oaxaquena' AM/AOS)
Melody Fair (Lc. Stephen Oliver Fouraker x C. Horace) is a well-known semi-alba standard Cattleya. Its strong stems carry 4-5 large beautifully shaped white flowers with red lips. L. anceps 'SanBar Oaxaquena' has a white flower with a bit of purple on the lip tip and purple veins in the throat. We are breeding for semi-alba flower color (white with red lip) and strong stems of 4-5 flowers. These are robust plants that will be easy to grow, have spectacular flower color, and bloom in the early spring.
3" pots $16
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SVO 9692
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Carolina Splendor 'Aztec II’ AM/AOS x Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
Carolina Splendor (Pot. Waikiki Splendor x Blc. Oconee) has large wine-red flowers, fully ruffled dark burgundy lips, and superb shape and form. Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is a darling mini-Catt. Plants flower twice a year in 3" pots and have sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright red flowers of superior form. My gut is telling me this is going to be a good cross. These will bloom in rich reds to deep, dark oxblood reds, with 4 to 6 flowers held above the foliage. We expect mature plants to be about 10" tall. These will have a modern standard Cattleya-type flower on a compact plant.
3" pots $18
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SVO 9693
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Carolina Splendor 'Aztec II' AM/AOS x Pot. Paradise Rose 'SVO')
Carolina Splendor (Pot. Waikiki Splendor x Blc. Oconee) has large wine-red flowers, fully ruffled dark burgundy lips, and superb shape and form. Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) has intense purple flower color that results from an interesting phenomenon of color dominance in its ancestors. The flowers of Pink Doll are purple from L. pumila. The color of Blc. Toshie Aoki is bright yellow and dominated by the influence of C. dowiana. The species dowiana is known to intensify purple when crossed to the appropriate parent and did so when crossed to Pink Doll. Paradise Rose combines these breeding traits and produces intense crimson-red-purple flowers. This is a cross we are really excited to see bloom! Flowers will be 5” and possibly up to 6” across and will be intense red/purple with burgundy-red full shaped lips on compact plants. This is a great combination!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9695
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Pure Love 'SVO Yellow Circle' HCC/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Pure Love (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) has wide petals and sturdy stems that support up to three flowers. Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) is a remarkable hybrid. It flowers 2-3 times a year, and each flowering produces excellent quality bright-yellow flowers with red lips. Plants are only 6” tall and have a nice, tidy growth habit. It is an excellent breeding plant that imparts good flower color and shape. This cross will give us well shaped flowers 3” across in bright yellow with contrasting red lips, Plants will mature at 7-8” tall and begin to flower at a young age. I am very optimistic about the potential here.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9697
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Pot. Denis Roessiger 'Xmas Candy')
Angel Eyes (Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has a full-shaped rounded flower with lots of color: yellow, orange, and a deep red splash on the petals and lip. Denis Roessiger (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel Eyes) has overlapping red petals that are veined in darker red. The lip is well shaped with a bright yellow throat, and it blooms twice a year. Expect great flares and variable flower colors in shades of yellow, orange and red. Plants will bloom twice a year. Sometimes you are so excited about a cross you make it twice! Same as SVO 9723.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9698
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Choice Morsel')
Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) is a remarkable hybrid! It is an excellent breeding plant that imparts good flower color and shape to its offspring. Little Toshie flowers 2-3 times a year, and each flowering produces excellent quality bright-yellow flowers with red lips. Plants are only 6” tall and have a nice, tidy growth habit. Seagulls Apricot (Slc. California Apricot x Soph. coccinea) has a history of breeding high quality offspring. It intensifies color and transmits wide petals, improved flower size and a twice-a-year flowering habit. This hybrid will mature at less than 6” tall and bloom in bright orange-yellow colors with red lips. The round flowers will be about 2.5-3” across. Expect flowers in mid-winter and again in the fall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9699
Pot. Mark's Valentine
(Slc. Circle of Life 'Artistry' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
This is a good cross with a reliable twice-a-year blooming habit. Flowers have a very attractive shape and come in shades of red with darker red lips. Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea) needs little introduction, and the cultivar 'Artistry’ has particularly nice flowers. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips. Hybrids in this style of breeding are excellent, and every plant produces good flowers. Great-looking plants with lots of vigor - these are really nice!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9709 NEW
Pot. Fantasy Bird (Bl. Richard Mueller '4N' x Slc. Angel’s Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS)
Here is a novelty hybrid we first saw blooming in the collection of Peter Lin (Diamond Orchids). Check out this PICTURE. These have a plant habit like Richard Mueller and flaring like the Angel’s Fantasy parent. Very cool.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9710 NEW
Otra. Hidden Gold
(Bl. Richard Mueller '4N' x Ctna. Why Not 'Yellow Kitty')
Here is a unique remake of Hidden Gold. By using the yellow form of Why Not we expect mostly yellow flowers, but some will be orange. All will have spots on the petals and lips.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9711 NEW
Pot. NEW HYBRID
[(Pot. Rubescence x Blc. Ronald Hausermann) 'Top Sample' x Pot. Higher Multiplier 'SVO Perfection']
‘Top Sample’ was the first plant to bloom from this grex and earned its name by being the sample plant used to sell unflowered seedings at the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco a few years ago. It was so impressive that all the seedings sold, and I was left with just the sample plant! The red flowers are flat with well-rounded petals and a full, darker purple-red Blc.-type lip on a plant in a 3” pot! Higher Multiplier (Pot. Rubescence x Slc. Pink Doll) is an outstanding example of modern mini-Catt breeding, blooming twice a year with large, flat, round, deep red flowers with full dark burgundy lips. Mature plants flower twice a year and fit nicely in 4” pot. These will have dark red flowers with wide overlapping petals and have full-shaped darker purple-red lips. Plants will mature at 10” tall and already are exhibiting a robust growth habit.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9713
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(C. Orchidglade 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' HCC/AOS)
Orchidglade (C. walkeriana x C. aurantiaca) is a lovely hybrid, producing clusters of orange flowers with yellow lips. It’s been a successful parent that’s recessive for color, allowing most of the color from the other parent to come through. Angel Eyes (Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has a full-shaped rounded flower with lots of color: yellow, orange, and a deep red splash on the petals and lip. We are expecting clusters of flared flowers with variable color. All will be in shades of yellow, orange and red. Reciprocal crosses offer the opportunity to evaluate difference in the influence of capsule vs. pollen parent. If you’ve ever wondered about these differences, here is a great opportunity to see for yourself. The reciprocal is SVO 9720.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9714
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Very Vermillion 'SVO' x Pot. Circle of Nine 'SVO Perfection')
The ancestry of this cross is literally a who’s who list of the most accomplished modern red breeding plants: Slc. Circle of Life, Pot. Rubescence, Slc. Paradise Rose, and Sl. Orpetii. Very Vermillion (Pot. Paradise Rose x Pot. Lebenkreis) ‘SVO’ has intense vermilion-red flowers with wide petals and a full-shaped lip. The plant is just 8” tall with flowers over 3.5” across. Circle of Nine (Slc. Circle of Life x Pot. Loud Nine) has ridiculously round petals and excellent overall form. Top quality breeding for round red flowers on small plants.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9716
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Circle of Nine 'SVO Perfection' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Circle of Nine (Slc. Circle of Life x Pot. Loud Nine) has ridiculously round petals, outstanding overall form, great color and flowers 3.5” across on plants just 6” tall. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ is a superb grower and blooms 2-4 times a year with excellent flower quality and color. We expect well-above-average flower shape and large, full lips. Bloom color will range from red to orange/yellow with intense red lips. Plants will be 6-8” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9717
Pot. Mark's Valentine
(Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Slc. Circle of Life 'Fordyce Herald Angel' AM/AOS)
This is a good cross with a reliable twice-a-year blooming habit. The flowers have a very attractive shape and come in shades of red with darker red lips. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea) needs little introduction, and the cultivar 'Fordyce Herald Angel’ has particularly nice flowers. It blooms 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips. Hybrids made in this style of breeding produce excellent progeny, and every plant produces good flowers. Great-looking plants with lots of vigor - these are really nice!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9718
Pot. Dean's Gold
(Pot. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Dean’s Gold is a compact plant that will flower twice a year, once in early winter and again in late spring. The vivid yellow flowers have excellent full shape with contrasting bright red lips. Both parents have proven breeding potential. Mem. Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has well-formed, flat, solid yellow flowers with just a hint of red on the lip and blooms 2 to 3 times a year. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar from this grex, also flowering 2 to 3 times a year, with superb flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9719
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' HCC/AOS x C. Orchidglade 'SVO' HCC/AOS)
Angel Eyes (Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has a full-shaped rounded flower with lots of color: yellow, orange, and a deep red splash on the petals and lip. Orchidglade (C. walkeriana x C. aurantiaca) is a lovely hybrid, producing clusters of orange flowers with yellow lips. It’s been a successful parent that’s recessive for color, allowing most of the color from the other parent to come through. We expect clusters of flared flowers with variable color. All will be in shades of yellow, orange and red. Reciprocal crosses offer the opportunity to evaluate difference in the influence of capsule vs. pollen parent. If you’ve ever wondered about these differences, here is a great opportunity to see for yourself. The reciprocal is SVO 9713.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9720
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Dennis Roessiger 'Xmas Candy' x Slc. Angel's Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS)
Denis Roessiger (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel Eyes) has overlapping red petals that are veined in darker red. The lip is well shaped with a bright yellow throat, and it blooms twice a year. Angel’s Fantasy (Slc. Fire Fantasy x Slc. Bright Angel) ‘Solar Flare’ FCC/AOS has a really spectacular flower with amazing color and plant habit. From this cross we expect flowers with excellent shape, most having bright yellow flares surrounded by red. Fantastic color possibilities with this cross!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9721 NEW
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Arctic Moon 'Rochelle' x C. Ruth Gee 'Diamond Jubilee' FCC/AOS)
Pure white mini-Catts are almost never seen, and the few that exist have lips that favor the look of C. walkeriana. This new style of breeding is breaking ground in developing ‘mini’ standard white Cattleyas. Arctic Moon (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Janet) ‘Rochelle’ has a pure white flower. The lips are full-shaped with the column covered by the side lobes, giving it that standard Cattleya look. The plant is just 6” tall with flowers 3.5” across - a really nice-looking white mini-Catt! Ruth Gee (C. Esbetts x C. Old Whitey) ‘Diamond Jubilee’ received its FCC/AOS in 1975 and was the pinnacle of quality for standard white Cattleyas. The flowers are pure white with white lip and bright yellow throats, and the natural spread is 7.5” and with petals 4” wide. Now that’s a big flower! ‘Diamond Jubilee’ is also compact in stature, standing just 12-14” tall. We are hoping for pure white flowers with yellow-throated lips on plants 8” tall. Flowers should have full shape and measure about 5” across with wide petals. We are very hopeful that these will be as good as predicted!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9723
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Pot. Denis Roessiger 'Xmas Candy')
Angel Eyes (Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has a full-shaped rounded flower with lots of color: yellow, orange, and a deep red splash on the petals and lip. Denis Roessiger (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel Eyes) has overlapping red petals that are veined in darker red. The lip is well shaped with a bright yellow throat, and it blooms twice a year. Expect great flares and variable patterning of flower colors in shades of yellow, orange and red. Plants will bloom twice a year. Sometimes you are so excited about a cross you make it twice! Same as SVO 9697.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9724
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Rubescent Magic 'SVO' x Pot. Martha Clarke 'Bali Flare' HCC/AOS)
The grex Rubescent Magic (Tokyo Magic x Pot. Rubescence) has been superb. All have good stems with 4-5 flowers from the Tokyo Magic parent and good shape with dark lip coloration from Rubescence. Martha Clarke (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Circle of Life) is such a good grex that I named it after my wife! The cultivar 'Bali Flare' is one of the best, with excellent shape and color plus a twice-a-year blooming habit. The ancestry and breeding results from these two parents give this cross outstanding potential. This hybrid is designed for richly-colored flowers in mostly red, though some will have sunset shades favoring red. Sturdy stems will carry 4-6 well-shaped blooms just above the foliage. I have been happy with this style of breeding; these will be beautiful!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9725
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Newberry Delight 'Mendenhall' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescent Magic 'SVO')
This is our first cross with Newberry Delight (Pot. Edisto x C. Beaufort) ‘Mendenhall’, a plant from Carter & Holmes and an impressive example of modern Beaufort breeding. The deep red flowers are flat and carried three per stem on 8” tall plants. Rubescent Magic (Tokyo Magic x Pot. Rubescence) has been superb. All have good stems with 4-5 flowers from the Tokyo Magic parent and good shape with dark lip coloration from Rubescence. Both of these parents display the flowers well on good stems just above the foliage. Flowers will be well shaped in shades of red with darker red lips. We are excited to see these bloom!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9726
Pot NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Martha Clarke 'Orange Tart' x Sc. Beaufort 'Harford's Elmwood 4N' AM/AOS)
Martha Clarke (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Circle of Life) is such a good grex that I named it after my wife! The cultivar 'Orange Tart' is one of the best, with excellent flower shape and color plus a twice-a-year blooming habit. Beaufort (Soph. coccinea x C. luteola) has been a highly successful parent for breeding mini and compact sized Cattleyas. In this cross its influence will be to reduce plant size and assure well-rounded flower shape. Flower colors will mostly be yellow with orange overlays. These will be super cute!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9727
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Rubescent Doll 'SVO Perfection' x Slc. Angel's Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS)
Rubescent Doll (Pot. Rubescence x Slc. Purple Doll) had been a very impressive cross. It was quick to bloom from flask and did so on small plant. The large flowers have excellent shape and rich, intense red-purple color. The FCC/AOS for Angel's Fantasy 'Solar Flare' (Fire Fantasy x Bright Angel) says it all - it’s the top of its class! Lip color plays an important role in the coloring of the petals in a hybrid. In this cross one parent has a yellow throat with red lip and the other a nearly solid deep purple lip. You could call this a test cross. We are expecting small stature, with mature plants not exceeding 6” tall. Flowers will be well-shaped in dark red tones, and the petals will be wide with unusual flares.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9729
Bepc. NEW HYBRID
(Bc. Gulfshore's Beauty 'Green Dean' 4n HCC/AOS x Epc. Lime Sherbet 'SVO 4n')
Here is a really unusual grex! Check out this picture of the first to bloom. Both parents are surprisingly nice novelty crosses. Each is a primary hybrid and a tetraploid to boot. Imagine crossing Gulfshore's Beauty (B. nodosa x C. dormaniana) with Lime Sherbet (C. forbesii x Enc. mariae). A very interesting combination! These will have starry-shaped flowers in green with lips blushed in rose and heavy substance. Super cool!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9735
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Jalapa 'Ruben's Pick' 4N x C. Chocolate Drop 'SVO' AM/AOS)
The quality of this tetraploid Jalapa (C. leopoldii x L. milleri) is amazing! The red flowers have dark burgundy spots and red lips and are held on strong, upright stems. This Chocolate Drop (C. leopoldii x C. aurantiaca) is also a 4n, and the progeny of this grex will be 4n well. The offspring will produce high flower counts on tall plants. Blooms will have a waxy texture and come in solid burgundy colors, with many exhibiting darker burgundy spots. Flowers will be well-arranged, making a spectacular display in summer.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9754
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS x Pot. Hisako Akatsuka 'Volcano Queen' HCC/AOS)
I am very excited about the potential of Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) as a parent. The cultivar ‘Diamond Orchids’ is remarkable: the 5” tall plant blooms three times a year, and the upright stems hold three flowers just above the foliage. The 2.5” wide flowers are red and flat with outstanding symmetry. These are really good-looking blooms! Hisako Akatsuka (Pot. Honolulu Jewel x Blc. Scarlet Pokai) has sired several superior hybrids such as Pot. Dream Circle and Pot. Hawaiian Prominence. It is known to pass along its fine flower shape, color and compact growth habit. This is a very promising pairing! Plant size will be 8” tall, and the magenta-red flowers will be well presented, with wide petals and overall great shape.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9757
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Fire Gem 'Hot Splash' x Slc. Angel Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS)
Bright yellow flowers with bold red flaring always impress! Fire Gem (Lc. Trick or Treat x Lc. Aussie Sunset) has such amazing color! Its 5 to 6 flowers are well supported 6” above the foliage. A photo is worth a thousand words; check them out. Slc. Angel's Fantasy (Slc. Fire Fantasy x Sc. Bright Angel) is just spectacular, and the FCC/AOS award is a testament to its superior qualities. The cultivar ‘Solar Flare' has fantastic flower shape, bright yellow blooms with brilliant red flaring, and flowers twice a year from a strong-growing plant. These will bloom with colorful flowers in bright yellow with red/yellow flares. The inflorescences will do a good job holding 4-5 blooms above the foliage. I can hardly wait to see these flower!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9760 NEW
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Majestic' x Pot. What About Love 'Brilliant Gold')
The flowers of Seagulls Apricot (Slc. California Apricot x Soph. coccinea) have a neon-orange color that is hard to describe and equally difficult to photograph accurately. This cultivar of What About Love (Blc. Guess What x Slc. Pure Love) was selected several years back, but this is the first time we’ve used it in breeding. The long-lived flowers are an intense golden-yellow color, and the sturdy stems do a good job holding 3-4 well-arranged flowers on plants just 8” tall. This cross will produced upright stems of 3-4 blooms in bright vibrant orange-yellow colors. Flowers will have wide, well-rounded petals and bloom on plants just 5-6” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9761
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Mem. Irene Feil 'Ruby Red' AM/AOS x Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red')
Mem. Irene Feil (Sl. Pink Doll x Pot. Odom's Sweetheart) has a flat flower in dark blood red, and the lip is even darker red. Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is an impressive sight! The seven well-supported red flowers have good shape and ruffled lips in darker red. This style of breeding will deliver amazingly intense red color. Flat flowers with wide rounded petals will be held in groups of 4-5 on sturdy stems just above the foliage. Compact plants will stand barely 8” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9765
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Paradise Rose 'SVO' x Pot. Fantasy Circle 'Flaming Hot')
Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) has intense purple flower color created by an interesting phenomenon of color dominance from its ancestors. The flowers of Pink Doll are purple, influenced by L. pumila. Blc. Toshie Aoki has a bright yellow flower whose color is dominated by the influence of C. dowiana. The species dowiana is known to intensify purple when combined with the appropriate parent and did so when crossed to Pink Doll. Paradise Rose reflects this genetic background and produces intense crimson-red-purple flowers. Fantasy Circle (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel's Fantasy) has ridiculously well-formed flowers with fantastic red and yellow flaring on the petals. As a bonus, the flowers are 4” across! The expectation here is for large, dark red flowers, many with yellow flares on the wide petals, on plants about 8” tall. We are anxiously waiting to see these bloom!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9768
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Velvet Rubies 'SVO' x Pot. Mem. Irene Feil 'Ruby Red' AM/AOS)
Velvet Rubies (Pot. Rubescence x Slc. Tangerine Jewel) has flowers with an intense red velvety color and excellent shape. This mini-Catt stands just 6” tall. The flowers of Mem. Irene Feil (Slc. Pink Doll x Pot. Odom's Sweetheart) are a bright red with darker red lips. This cross is focused on the development of intense deep velvety ruby red flower colors. Lips will be full-shaped with ruffled margins. Plants will mature at 6” tall, and flowers will be relatively large at 4” across. These will start to bloom in 3” pots.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9769
Epc. Atomic Kyoguchi
(Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sauno' Mutation x C. aurantiaca 'Gold Country' 4n)
“Atomic” was the first thought I had about this cross when the first plant bloomed. The flower shape and substance looked like Kyoguchi had been exposed to some sort of atomic radiation! Check out this PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9771
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescent Fire 'Fire Bomb')
Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is quickly becoming a notable breeder of mini-Catts. It flowers twice a year in 3” pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright red flowers of superior form. Rubescent Fire (Lc. Spring Fires x Pot. Rubescence) has great shape, color, flower count, and stem strength, AND is easy to grow. That’s a lot of good qualities. This cross will capitalize on the flower presentation quality from both parents. Expect sturdy stems 4-5” long holding 4-5 red flowers of excellent shape on compact plants just 6-7” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9772
Eplc. Volcano Trick
(Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS x Epi. stamfordianum 'Michael's Gift')
This is something different, and it’s the first time we’ve made this cross. Our stud plant of Volcano Trick blooms with 25-30 flowers on a branched inflorescence. The flowers are golden-orange and boldly blotched in red, inspiring us to re-make this hybrid.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9775
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS x Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red')
Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is quickly becoming a notable breeder of mini-Catts. It flowers twice a year in 3” pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright red flowers of superior form. When in bloom, Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is an impressive sight! The seven well-supported red flowers have good shape and ruffled lips in darker red. This style of breeding will produce flat flowers with intense red color and wide, rounded petals. We also expect sturdy stems holding 4-5 flowers just above the foliage on compact plants 6-7” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9776
Slc. Orquidacea’s Small Fortune
(Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS x Slc. Kagaribi Dawn 'Red Star')
Trick or Treat (L. Icarus x Lc. Chit Chat) produces amazing heads of 15 or more starry orange flowers and conveys high flower count to its offspring. Kagaribi Dawn has a brilliant red flower with a very starry shape influenced by the L. cinnabarina in its background. It really has an eye-catching color and shape; everybody is drawn to these flowers! This cross is all about impressive heads of starry blooms. These will mostly be red, but some will have a touch of orange, and great stems will hold the flowers high. This is a very showy novelty style of hybrid.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9777
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Durban Rose 'Magnificent' x Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red')
Durban Rose (Lc. Jose Dias Castro x Slc. Circle of Life) has attractive red-lavender flowers with exceptionally wide petals, complemented by a shapely lip. Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is getting a lot of use as a parent because of its impressive displays of seven well-supported red flowers with ruffled darker red lips and ancestry that carries lots of potential. We are breeding for 4-5 shapely red flowers that will be arranged and presented well on sturdy stems. This cross holds great potential to achieve this objective.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9778
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Jane Pierce 'March Madness' x Pot. Rubescent Fires 'Fire Bomb')
Jane Pierce (Pot. Martha Clarke x Slc. Precious Katie) has ruby red flowers, and the lip is ruffled in an intense red-purple with a touch of gold in the throat. Amazing color, and the shape is excellent too. Rubescent Fires (Lc. Spring Fires x Pot. Rubescence) has well-shaped deep red flowers and darker red lips. This cross is going to deliver flowers that are red on top of red. The shape will be well-rounded, and the petals will be flat, with lips that are full and ruffled.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9779
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Lebenkreis 'Diamond Orchids' x Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
Lebenkreis (Pot. Rubescence x Slc. Circle of Life) is truly amazing, and the ‘Diamond Orchids’ cultivar has flower that are flat, full, and deep red on plants that bloom twice a year. Just exceptional! Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is quickly becoming a notable breeder of mini-Catts. It flowers twice a year in 3” pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright red flowers of superior form. This cross is an example of how we are reinventing mini-Cattleya breeding. This new hybrid will deliver flat flowers with wide, rounded petals in an amazing, intense red color on miniature plants standing barely 6” tall and flowering in 3” pots.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9780
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' x Pot. Star Fire 'SVO' AM/AOS)
This grex was made to further develop our breeding program for intensely-colored, deep red flowers held high on sturdy stems. Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has been a frequent contributor to this breeding line, as it has proven to be an excellent parent with its strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red flowers with darker red lips. The flowers of Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) are deep vibrant red, have nice shape, and are produced 5-7 on a strong stem. I believe this cross will be a significant step forward in this style of breeding. Plants will produce nice heads of 5-7 deep red flowers with darker red lips on sturdy, upright stems. Plants will be compact-growing and easy to bloom.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9783
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red' x Pot. Mem. Alida Laboy 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is getting a lot of use as a parent because of its impressive displays of seven well-supported red flowers with ruffled darker red lips and ancestry that carries lots of potential. Mem. Alida Laboy (Slc. Virginia Dickey x Pot. Rubescence) blooms twice a year in 3” pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 shapely, solid-dark-red flowers and darker-red lips. A great pairing with lots of influence from the doubling up of Rubescence genes. Flowers will be red with dark red lips on sturdy stems with 4-5 well displayed blooms, all on compact plants!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9784 NEW
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. William Farrell 'Native Son' x C. Dubiosa 'Scully's' HCC/AOS)
William Farrell (Slc. Helen Veliz x Bc. Llano) is impressive, and its ancestry is a veritable who's who of Cattleya breeding in the 1950's and 60's. 'Native Son' has beautiful flowers in a soft peach, and the strong stems hold 5-6 well-arranged flowers above the foliage. Dubiosa (C. trianae x C. loddigesii) is a favorite of mine, as it produces impressive heads of 7-9 flowers that are long-lived, up to 6-7 weeks. This cross will produce shapely flowers in lovely shades of pink with darker pink lips and yellow throats. The plants have a good growth habit and will produce 6-8 well-presented flowers on sturdy stems.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9785
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Denis Roessiger 'Perfecto' x Lc. Fire Gem 'Hot Splash')
The flowers of Denis Roessiger (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel Eyes) have overlapping petals that are red, veined in darker red. The lip is well-shaped with a bright yellow throat, and, as a bonus, this plant blooms twice a year. Fire Gem (Lc. Trick or Treat x Lc. Aussie Sunset) has such impressive color! The photo really is worth a thousand words. Its 5-6 flowers are well supported 6” above the foliage. This cross is creating high flower counts of exotic flared flowers in yellow, orange, and red. The sturdy inflorescences will carry clusters of 5-7 starry flowers. I can hardly wait to see these bloom!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9786
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Martha Clarke 'Amazing' x Pot. Georgia Peach 'Sunset')
Martha Clarke (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Circle of Life) was such a good grex that I named it after my wife! The cultivar 'Amazing' is one of the best, with excellent shape and color, nice plant habit, and twice-a-year blooming. Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce five flowers on a sturdy stem. When you study the breeding, you see Love Sound on both sides, and looking even deeper you find the rupicolous L. briegeri on both sides as well. This ancestry gives an indication of what to expect. Plants will be compact, and flower color will range from orange to yellow in sunset shades. The flowers will have nice form with wide petals and will be carried on a strong stem holding 4-5 well-arranged blooms.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9791
Pot. Forbidden Love
(Pot. William Farrell 'Native Son' x Blc. Love Sound 'Fortissimo')
What beautiful plants this cross makes! The robust bulbs hold upright leaves - very handsome even when not in bloom. The distinguished heritage in the breeding of William Farrell (Slc. Helen Veliz x Bc. Llano) is impressive, and its ancestry is a real who's who of Cattleya breeding in the 1950's and 60's. 'Native Son' has beautiful flowers in a soft peach, and the strong stems hold 5-6 well-arranged flowers above the foliage. Love Sound represents modern Cattleya breeding. Compact plants produce upright stems holding 7-8 solid yellow flowers with very pleasing shape. This new grex will have strong stems of well-shaped and well-arranged flowers. Best of all is the rarely seen peach color that the flowers should display.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9792
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Orange Nuggett 'Kadaoka' HCC/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Orange Nuggett (Blc. Manu Akaka x Bc. Daffodil) has sired many impressive and well-known hybrids, including Iwan. Appleblossom, Blc. Momilani Rainbow, and Fuchs Orange Nuggett. Its flowers are deep orange and have heavy substance. Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) produces clusters of 8-9 vibrant orange flowers. It is one of my favorite March bloomers and has been playing an important role in our breeding program. We expect heads of 5-7 solid orange flowers with improved shape, as Guess What will add segment width, and Orange Nuggett will increase the fullness of the lip. A great orange hybrid.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9794
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red' x Pot. Lovely Elaine 'SVO')
Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is impressive, and the seven well-supported red flowers have good shape and ruffled darker red lips. Lovely Elaine (Blc. Love Sound x Pot. Elaine Taylor) produces 4-5 well-supported flowers with rounded segments. It has a different and interesting color combination: the flowers are a light red with a darker burgundy blush overlay and a dark red lip. We are looking for a perfect combination of well-shaped and well-arranged red flowers held above the foliage, and this cross looks to have all the ingredients to achieve that goal. The reciprocal cross is also available; see SVO 9798.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9795
Blc. Charmed Life
(Blc. Izumi Charm 'SVO' AM/AOS x Blc. Chyong Guu Chaffinch 'Ta Hsin' AM/AOS)
This grex produces full-shaped bright yellow flowers with dark red lips supported nicely on strong stems. Plants mature at about 12” tall and have a compact growth habit. This grex exhibits strong growth and reliable blooming. Flower quality is excellent in this cross; take a look at this first to bloom. PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9796
Pot. Toshie’s Charm
(Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Blc. Izumi Charm 'SVO'AM/AOS)
Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) 'Gold Country' is a superb grower with excellent flower quality and color, and the compact plants bloom 2-4 times a year. Izumi Charm (Blc. Love Sound x Lc. Melody Fair) has a large but compact growth habit, with bulbs standing 14” tall and strong stems carrying 5-7 well-shaped light-yellow flowers with bright-crimson-red lips. Toshie’s Charm has already proven itself by wining five quality awards from the American Orchid Society. The progeny will carry 3-4 bright yellow, flat, well-presented flowers with bright magenta lips that are beautifully ruffled. Check out this PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9797
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS)
The vibrant orange flower color of Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) and its clusters of 8-9 flowers make this cross one of my favorite March bloomers. The parents of Mem. Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) are both famous breeders, with many successful hybrids to their credit. The cultivar ‘James’ has well-formed, flat solid-yellow flowers with just a hint of red on the lip, and plants bloom two to three times a year. This cross promises to deliver 5-7 bright golden-yellow flowers of excellent form that are well-presented on good stems.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9798
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Lovely Elaine 'SVO' x Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red')
Lovely Elaine (Blc. Love Sound x Pot. Elaine Taylor) produces 4-5 well-supported flowers with rounded segments. It has a different and interesting color combination: the flowers are a light red with a darker burgundy blush overlay and a dark red lip. Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is impressive, and the seven well-supported red flowers have good shape and ruffled darker red lips. We are looking for a perfect combination of well-shaped and well-arranged red flowers held above the foliage, and this cross looks to have all the ingredients to achieve that goal. The reciprocal cross is also available; see SVO 9794.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9800
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Durban Rose 'SVO' x Pot. Oconee Circle 'SVO')
Durban Rose (Lc. Jose Dias Castro x Slc. Circle of Life) has attractive, uniform pink-lavender flowers with exceptionally wide, flat petals, complemented by a nicely-shaped lip. Oconee Circle (Slc. Circle of Life x Blc. Oconee) has an amazing flower, far superior to its parents, with surprisingly nice color, size and shape. The photo does a good job of illustrating its quality. When you study the ancestors in this cross, you see Circle of Life on both sides. Doubling up on the influence of Circle of Life will assure dark crimson-red flowers with very wide, full petals and large, full, ruffled lips on a compact plant. This cross should be spectacular!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9802
Pot. Little Circle
(Pot. Golden Circle 'OPRL' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Golden Circle (Blc. Goldenzelle x Slc. Circle of Life) is one of my most reliable breeding plants. The cultivar name 'OPRL' stands for Orange Petals Red Lip. 'OPRL' imparts good size, shape, color and twice-a-year flowering to its offspring. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips, and has proven itself a great parent. This cross has amazing potential! Plants are expected to produce flowers with superior form in colors ranging from yellow to orange. All will have contrasting red lips and will bloom twice a year. Here is PICTURE PICTURE a first bloom plant. This is the same as SVO 9521.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9804
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red' x Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine' AM/AOS)
Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is getting a lot of use as a parent because of its impressive displays of seven well-supported red flowers with ruffled darker red lips and ancestry that carries lots of potential. Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) has intense purple flower color resulting from an interesting phenomenon of color dominance from the C. dowiana in its ancestry. These will have dark red flowers with good shape and full lips. The 3-4 blooms will have a nice presentation, and the plants will be compact.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9805
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Fantasy Circle 'Flaming Hot' x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Fantasy Circle (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel's Fantasy) has ridiculously well-formed flowers with fantastic red and yellow flaring on the petals. And, the flowers are 4” across! Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) is a superior breeder of modern red mini and compact Cattleyas. It has shapely deep red flowers with a dark burgundy lip, and it blooms twice a year. The expectation is for large, dark red flowers, many with yellow flaring on the wide petals. Plants will be about 8” tall. We are anxiously waiting to see these bloom! Reciprocal crosses offer the opportunity to evaluate the influence of capsule vs. pollen parent. If you’ve ever wondered about these differences, here is a great opportunity to see for yourself. The reciprocal is SVO 9886.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9807
Pot. Pure Love
(Blc. Love Sound 'Fortissimo' x Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Choice Morsel')
This cross was first made by SVO in 2000. It’s amazing to think that was 23 years ago! I still have 3-4 cultivars from those original plants, and they have proven themselves to be reliable growers and bloomers. These qualities were an important motivation to make this cross again. This pairing also produced what I call a ‘High Average of Quality’, in which every plant that bloomed had good to excellent flower shape, color and growth habit. Truly a winning combination! Limited Availability. Pictures from the original cross PICTURE, PICTURE, PICTURE
3” plants $16
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SVO 9809
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red' x Pot. Rubescent Fire 'Fire Bomb')
I have been looking forward to making this cross. Both parents produce sturdy flower stems thanks to the influence of Trick or Treat and Spring Fires, and they also have dark red flowers of excellent shape from the dominance of Rubescence. Plants are small at just 6-7” tall. This cross will continue to capitalize on the high quality of flower presentation from both parents. Expect sturdy stems of 5-7 well-displayed dark red flowers on compact plants 8-10” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9810
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
The vibrant orange flower color of Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) and its clusters of 8-9 flowers make this cross one of my favorite March bloomers. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark-red lips, making this a desirable parent. The outcome will be 5-7 golden yellow flowers, each with a touch of red on the lip, presented well on sturdy stems.
3” pos $16
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SVO 9811
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Blc. Magic Guess 'SVO')
Little Toshie (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark-red lips. Magic Guess (Lc. Tokyo Magic x Blc. Guess What) produces a spectacular show of 9-10 well-arranged yellow flowers with red lips. With this cross we are looking to reinforce the combination of yellow flower with red lip and maintain the good stems and flower arrangement while reducing plant size. This is the reciprocal to SVO 9841, presenting a great opportunity to evaluate the offspring qualities as influenced by the capsule vs. pollen parent.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9812
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Dubious George 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Blc. Schroder's Love 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Dubious George (C. Dubiosa x Blc. Georgeceps) has a beautiful flower with excellent shape and color. Schroder’s Love is particularly nice, with its soft pink flower and full-shaped lip with an eye-catching orange throat. With this hybrid each parent will lend its great flower form and size and a strong stem to the progeny. Expect soft-pink-colored flowers on strong stems holding 4-5 blooms. This is really nice!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9813
Blc. Tropical Upgrade
(Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Lc. Tropical Sunset 'Cheer Girl')
The parents behind this successful hybrid are Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) and Tropical Sunset (C. Horace x Lc. Tropic Glow). Tropical Upgrade has reliably produced good-sized flowers in golden-orange with red lips, displayed nicely on strong stems. The progeny are exhibiting robust growth and a handsome plant habit.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9815
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Lc. Tropical Song 'Calypso')
Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) is a favorite breeder of ours because of its dominance for vibrant orange flower color and strong stems holding clusters of 8-9 blooms. Tropical Song (Lc. Tropic Glow x Lc. Mari's Song) has cool looking tri-colored flowers. The sepals are pink and the petals are purple splashed with yellow. Good stems hold 4-5 flowers above the foliage. Here we are breeding for multi-colored splash-petaled flowers presented well above the foliage.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9817
Blc. Kaboom
(Blc. Schroder's Love 'SVO' AM/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Schroder’s Love (C. schroederae x Love Sound) lends its great flower form, size and strong stem to this grex. Guess What (Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) adds its high flower count of 9-11 bright orange blooms on a strong inflorescence. The great color and presentation of the flowers, like an explosion, inspired the grex name "Kaboom!" These are really nice and not to be overlooked!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9818
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Mem. Alida Laboy 'Valentine's Day' x Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3')
Mem. Alida Laboy (Slc. Virginia Dickey x Pot. Rubescence) blooms twice a year in 3” pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 shapely solid-dark-red flowers. Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker-red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. My gut is telling me this is going to be a good cross. The standard-sized Spring Fires crossed with the miniature Mem. Alida Laboy will make for plants about 8” tall. Expect 4-5 red flowers with darker-red lips displayed nicely above the foliage. As I am writing this, I took a break, went to the greenhouse, and made this cross again!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9820
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Al Thanhauser 'The Best' x Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red')
Al Thanhauser (Pot. Rubescence x C. Orchidglade) has a particularly fine red flower with excellent shape. The 4 to 5 blooms are produced on strong inflorescences reliably twice a year. Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is impressive! The seven well-supported red flowers have good shape and ruffled lips in darker red. The doubling of Rubescence will assure dark red color and excellent flower shape, and the influence of Orchidglade and Trick or Treat the others will lead to good flower count and presentation.
3” pots $16.
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SVO 9821
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Martha's Exotic Magic 'Spring Beauty' x Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red')
Martha's Exotic Magic (Lc. Tokyo Magic x Pot. Martha Clarke) has well-shaped yellow flowers with a blush of orange and a red lip on sturdy stems holding 4-5 blooms above the foliage. I can’t believe I did not take a picture! Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) is getting a lot of use as a parent because of its impressive displays of seven well-supported red flowers with ruffled darker red lips and ancestry that carries lots of potential. Here we are capitalizing on the stem habit, flower shape, and color of both parents, and we are expecting strong stems of 4-5 well-shaped flowers in orange and red sunset color combinations. Plants will be compact and will flower easily.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9822
Stac. NEW HYBRID
(Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sauno’ Mutation' x Sc. Beaufort 'Harford's Elmwood 4N' AM/AOS)
Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) ‘M. Sauno’ was a chance 4n, found on a vendor’s table at an orchid show! It blooms on branched inflorescences with many bright-yellow flowers with yellow lips striped in red and is highly fragrant. Beaufort (Soph. coccinea x C. luteola) is the most influential parent in mini and compact Cattleya breeding, with 265 first-generation offspring and more than 1400 progeny!! It is dominant for flower shape and diminutive plant stature. I admit this is a strange cross, but the geometric mean, which is sometimes used to predict flower count, forecasts that Beaufort with its 2 flowers and Kyoguchi with 60 flowers will produce progeny with up to 11 flowers. Can you image flowers with the rounded shape of Beaufort on plants with a higher flower count from Kyoguchi? We expect 8-11 shapely bright-yellow flowers with red-striped lips on stiff upright stems that display the blooms nicely. It’s very possible that these will be fragrant. Let’s see if I’m right!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9825
Eplc. Tiny Magic
(Lc. Button Top 'Tomiko' x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sano' Mutation)
I admit this is another strange cross. Do you want perfume quality fragrance? Button Top (C. Angelwalker x L. lundii) is a mini-Catt with small, slender plants barely 4” tall and cute flowers just over 2” across. Blooms are white with purple-veined lips. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) blooms on branched inflorescences with many bright-yellow flowers with yellow lips striped in red and is highly fragrant. The offspring will have flowers ranging in color from light yellow to lavender cream. All will have bold, contrasting purple lips. Expect 8-11 wonderfully fragrant flowers held nicely above the foliage.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9826
Pot. Mark’s Valentine
(Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Slc. Circle of Life 'Red Halo' HCC/AOS)
This is a good cross with a reliable twice-a-year blooming habit. The flowers have a very attractive shape and come in shades of red with darker red lips. Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea) needs little introduction, and the cultivar 'Red Halo’ has particularly nice flowers. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips. Hybrids in this style of breeding result in excellent progeny, and every plant produces good flowers. Great-looking plants with lots of vigor - these are really nice!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9831
Kir. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Jungle Elf 'Cheryl Lynn' 4n x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sano' Mutation)
Jungle Elf (L. esalqueana x C. aclandiae) has 2-3 yellow flowers with red spots on small-growing plants. The cultivar ‘Cheryl Lynn’ is a meristem mutation with exceptional breeding qualities and was the starting point for almost all modern breeding for yellow flowers with red spots. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) ‘M. Sauno’ is also a tetraploid and blooms with branched inflorescences holding over 60 bright-yellow fragrant flowers with yellow lips striped in red. As a hybridizer, I am always on the lookout for new directions in breeding, and this grex might lead to a unique, new look. We expect red-spotted yellow flowers with red lips and upright stems of 10 or more fragrant blooms.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9832
Pot. Cosmo-Sound
(Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
Little Toshie 'Gold Country' (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright-yellow flowers and dark red lips. This remarkable cultivar has proven itself to be a great parent. One of my favorite breeding plants is Love Sound (Blc. Bouton D'Or x L. briegeri). It imparts good flower form and color, plant vigor, and compact growth. We are anticipating a very consistent outcome from this cross. The compact plants will carry 4-5 flat yellow flowers, some having petals tipped in red, with excellent shape and red lips. Check out this PICTURE of the first plant to bloom. We also made the reciprocal cross, SVO 9892, which will provide a chance to evaluate the influence of the capsule vs. the pollen parent.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9834
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) has intense purple flower color. This results from the phenomenon of color dominance based on its ancestors. The flowers of Pink Doll are purple, and Toshie Aoki has a bright yellow flower due to the influence of C. dowiana. This species is known to intensify purple when bred with certain parents and did so when crossed to Pink Doll. Paradise Rose combines these breeding traits and produces intense crimson-red-purple flowers. Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) ‘SVO’ is a legendary breeding plant. It is dominant for flower shape, color, and plant habit, and it has revolutionized modern mini and compact Cattleya breeding. We can predict with certainty that this cross will have dark red flowers of excellent rounded shape with burgundy red lips. Plants will flower in 3” pots and be good growers. A really great cross!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9835
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Rubescent Doll 'Purple Velvet Crush' x Slc. Don Peterson 'Fuchsia Purple')
Rubescent Doll (Slc. Pink Doll x Pot. Rubescence) has amazing, intense magenta-purple flower color and excellent shape. Plants are small, standing just 6” tall, and bloom twice a year. Don Peterson (Slc. Circle of Life x Slc. Etta Peterson) is a hybrid with Pink Doll appearing twice in its ancestry. With the addition of Circle of Life as a parent, Don Peterson flowers are an intense magenta-purple and have surprisingly wide, flat petals. Here at SVO we have been working to develop intense magenta-purple flower color. In the sunlight, the flowers look incredible, but it's nearly impossible to photograph the color accurately. This cross will result in plants 6-8” tall with flowers 4” across.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9836
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Magic Guess 'SVO' x Pot. Martha Clarke 'Bali Flare' HCC/AOS)
Magic Guess (Lc. Tokyo Magic x Blc. Guess What) produces a spectacular presentation of 9-10 well-arranged yellow flowers with red lips. Martha Clarke (Slc. Circle of Life x Blc. Love Sound), my wife's namesake, has two great parents. The cultivar ‘Bali Flare’ is one of the best, with great flower color, shape, growth habit and ease of blooming. Compact plants will produce strong stems holding 5-7 shapely flowers above the foliage. Flower colors will range from orange-yellow to orange brushed with red flares. This is a very promising combination!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9837
Yam. Blue Ridge Sunset (Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sano' Mutation)
What a novelty hybrid this is!Love Sound has proven itself over and over as a valuable breeder and is dominant for yellow flower color, form, stem and plant habit. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) has branched inflorescences carrying 60 or more yellow flowers that are highly fragrant. These plants are growing vigorously, and they should start to flower in 3” pots and mature in 4” pots. Plants will carry well-formed yellow flowers with red striped lips, and some will exhibit the fragrance and branching habits from the Kyoguchi. It’s a great pairing, and the first plants already have received awards.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9840
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS x Pot. William Farrell 'Native Son')
Memoria Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has bright yellow flowers with just a bit of red on the lip. Its excellent shape and twice-a-year flowering habit make this a desirable parent. William Farrell (Slc. Helen Veliz x Bc. Llano) 'Native Son' holds 5-6 beautiful, well-arranged soft peach flowers on strong stems above the foliage. Check out the picture! Here we are expecting 4-5 light rose lavender to yellow flowers of excellent shape with full, contrasting lips. This is a very high potential cross for excellent quality flowers on a compact plant. Check out the nice flower on the first plant of this cross to bloom PICTURE
3” pots $18
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SVO 9841
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Magic Guess 'SVO' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Magic Guess (Lc. Tokyo Magic x Blc. Guess What) produces a spectacular show of 9-10 well-arranged yellow flowers with red lips. Little Toshie (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark-red lips. With this cross we are looking to reinforce the combination of yellow flower with red lip and maintain the good stems and flower arrangement while reducing plant size. This is the reciprocal to SVO 9811, presenting a great opportunity to evaluate the offspring qualities as influenced by the capsule vs. pollen parent.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9864
Slc. Lucky Chance
(Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS x Sc. Beaufort 'Harford's Elmwood 4N' AM/AOS)
The offspring of Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) tend to have well-shaped flowers on sturdy stems. Beaufort (Soph. coccinea x C. luteola) has been a highly successful parent for breeding mini and compact sized Cattleyas. This cross is almost a mini-Catt, with plants maturing at 7” tall, but it’s a bit too big to fit into this the category. The attractive well-shaped yellow flowers have bright-red lips and are held just above the foliage. This cross is easy to grow and will start to flower in 3” pots, reaching maturity in 4” pots.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9883
Kir. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Love Fresh 'Select' x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sano Mutation')
Love Fresh (Sc. Beaufort x L. briegeri) is a very cute mini-Catt with shapely bright yellow flowers and red lips. The miniature plants form tight clumps of pseudobulbs and have a small footprint. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) blooms with 60 or more highly fragrant yellow flowers on branched inflorescences. Here we are breeding to downsize the plant while keeping good flower size and respectable flower count. Love Fresh will transmit reduced plant size and reinforce flower color, and Kyoguchi will add good flower count, color and stem strength. Expect very cute, small-growing plants with lots of showy flowers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9884
Pot. Princess Takamado
(Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Sc. Beaufort 'Big Circle' 4n)
Love Sound has repeatedly proven itself to be a valuable breeder and is dominant for yellow flower color and good form, stem, and plant habit. Beaufort (Soph. coccinea x C. luteola) is an important parent with a long history of breeding excellent mini-Catts. It produces reliably high-quality offspring. These plants are vigorous and will flower in 3” pots. Plants will display 3-4 well-formed yellow flowers with a bit of red on the lips. A very cute plant that is easy to grow and flower.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9886
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Fantasy Circle 'Flaming Hot')
Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) is a superior breeder of modern red mini and compact Cattleyas. It has shapely deep red flowers with a dark burgundy lip, and it blooms twice a year. Fantasy Circle (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel's Fantasy) has ridiculously well-formed flowers with fantastic red and yellow flaring on the petals. And, the flowers are 4” across! The expectation is for large, dark red flowers, many with yellow flaring on the wide petals. Plants will be about 8” tall. We are anxiously waiting to see these bloom! Reciprocal crosses offer the opportunity to evaluate the influence of capsule vs. pollen parent. If you’ve ever wondered about these differences, here is a great opportunity to see for yourself. The reciprocal is SVO 9805.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9887
Lc. Sweet Cream (C. Dubiosa 'Scully's' HCC/AOS x Lc. Mari's Song 'CTM217' HCC/AOS)
Dubiosa (C. trianae x C. loddigesii) is a favorite of mine, as it produces impressive heads of 7-9 flowers that are long-lived, up to 6-7 weeks. Mari's Song (Lc. Irene Finney x C. Cherry Chip) has a long history as an excellent breeder. It reliably imparts flared flowers, good growth, and reliable blooming habits to its offspring. We are expecting an interesting flower color combination with this grex. The sepals will be lavender, the petals cream-colored tipped in lavender, and the lip with a bright yellow throat. To top it off, we expect these to be nicely fragrant!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9888
Pot. Sara Wolf
(Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' x Pot. Love Passion 'Island Romance')
Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker red lips. It is an excellent parent with dominance for color, a sturdy inflorescence, and bloom period. Love Passion (Lc. Trick or Treat x Slc. William Farrell) ‘Island Romance’ is a vigorous grower and produces 7-11 very bright orange flowers that are displayed well on strong stems. Flowers of this cross will be orange with red lips, and they will be well-arranged and well-supported, making a beautiful display. First to bloom PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9889
Lc. Tropical Aurora
(Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS)
Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) has a red flower with orange flares, and the 5-6 blooms are clustered like a bouquet on sturdy stems. Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) imparts good flower shape, red lip color, and strong stems to its offspring. Tropical Aurora has considerable potential. Flowers will range in color from sunset-red and orange with bold red flares to pure bright yellow, all with contrasting red lips. The strong stems will display 5-7 flowers above the foliage, and the plants will be compact, robust growers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9891
Lc. Candy Corn
(C. Dubiosa 'Scully's' HCC/AOS x Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS)
This cross was originally made at Stewart Orchids, and the parents used here are most likely the same as in the original cross. I have always admired it but was unable obtain any plants for my collection, so I made the cross myself! The best from the original cross had white flowers with bright, bold canary-yellow flares and a yellow lip. These have excellent plant vigor and will be very collectable. If you’ve ever wondered about the differences between capsule and pollen parents, here is a great opportunity to see for yourself. The reciprocal cross is offered as SVO 9455.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9892
Pot. Cosmo-Sound
(Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
One of my favorite breeding plants is Love Sound (Blc. Bouton D'Or x L. briegeri). It imparts good flower form and color, plant vigor, and compact growth. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright-yellow flowers and dark red lips. This remarkable cultivar has proven itself to be a great parent. We are anticipating a very consistent outcome from this cross. The compact plants will carry 4-5 flat yellow flowers, some having petals tipped in red, with excellent shape and red lips. Check out this PICTURE of the first plant to bloom. We also made the reciprocal cross, SVO 9832, which will provide a chance to evaluate the influence of the capsule vs. the pollen parent.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9893
Pot. Love Passion
(Pot. William Farrell 'Amigo' HCC/AOS x Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS)
William Farrell (Pot. Helen Veliz x Bc. Llano) ‘Amigo’ has soft-peach-colored flowers with a lavender overlay. The 5-6 flowers are well-formed and arranged beautifully. Trick or Treat (L. Icarus x Lc. Chit Chat) produces amazing heads of 15 or more starry orange flowers. Love Passion is known for its long stems with numerous well-arranged orange flowers, and there will be many excellent plants from this cross. This is a good hybrid for easy-to-grow plants and nice heads of shapely orange flowers!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9894
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Pot. Fantasy Circle 'Flaming Hot')
Love Sound has a well-deserved reputation as an excellent breeder. It imparts several important qualities to its offspring, including full, round flowers, bright-yellow color, a good stem carrying 4-6 blooms, and an attractive compact growth habit. Fantasy Circle (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Angel's Fantasy) has ridiculously well-formed 4” flowers with fantastic red and yellow flaring on the petals! We know from experience breeding Love Sound to flared Cattleyas that about half of the offspring come out with flares. Flowers will be carried well on sturdy stems. The best of these will be amazing!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9895
Lc. Fire Gem
(Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS)
This is an excellent hybrid! The capsule parent Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) has a red-orange flower with a yellow splash, and the blooms are held above the foliage in clusters of 4-6. Trick or Treat (L. Icarus x Lc. Chit Chat) produces amazing heads of 15 or more starry orange flowers. We are hoping with Aussie Sunset as the capsule parent we will see a higher percentage of offspring producing orange flowers with yellow flares. Plants are good growers and will produce 7-9 flowers per stem. This is an excellent cross - check out these first to bloom PICTURE, PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9897
Lc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Florence Lin 'Wine Drops' AM/AOS, CCM/AOS x Lc. Trick or Treat 'Orange Magic' AM/AOS)
Florence Lin (C. tigrina x L. milleri) has upright straight inflorescences with starry dark red flowers and darker crimson-red lips. When this cultivar was awarded, it carried 150 flowers on 9 inflorescences, an average of 17 flowers per inflorescence. Amazingly, the plant was growing in a 5” pot! Trick or Treat (L. Icarus x Lc. Chit Chat) has a long history in breeding here at SVO. It’s a great grower and produces impressive heads of 15 or more starry orange flowers. The offspring will produce high flower counts of 15 or more starry red-orange-colored flowers held well above the foliage. These are vigorous growers and will make excellent specimen plants.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9904
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Kaboom 'SVO' x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
Kaboom (Blc. Guess What x Blc. Schroder's Love) is a great plant with a compact growing habit and strong upright inflorescences carrying 6-7 large, well-arranged, bright-yellow flowers. Love Sound (Blc. Bouton D'Or x L. briegeri) imparts several important qualities to its offspring, including good stems that carry 4-6 full, round bright-yellow flowers and an attractive, compact growth habit. This cross is going to set a new standard for heads of yellow flowers! Strong stems will carry 5-7 well-arranged flowers of excellent form. A very high potential cross.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9905
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Verbatim 'SVO Fire Splash' x Pot. Ruby Delight 'Ruby Splash')
Verbatim has impressive parents: Slc. Angel's Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS and Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS. The cultivar “SVO Fire Splash’ has a red flower with red flares and veins and outstanding wide petals. Ruby Delight (Pot. Rubescence x Slc. Cosmic Delite) knocked my socks off when it first bloomed. This mini-Catt plant produced superbly-shaped red flowers with darker red veins - so cool! Red flowers with darker red veins and flares are the goal with this cross. These will also have exceptionally wide, full-shaped petals. Plants will be just 6-7” tall and most likely flower twice a year!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9906
Yam. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Kaboom 'SVO' x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sauno' Mutation)
Kaboom (Blc. Guess What x Blc. Schroder's Love) is a great plant with a compact growing habit and strong upright inflorescences carrying 6-7 large, well-arranged, bright-yellow flowers. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) blooms with branched inflorescences holding over 60 bright-yellow fragrant flowers. How do you make Kyoguchi better? We believe this mating will fill out the flower shape, add flower size, assure sturdy stems with 20 + flowers, and quite possibly be fragrant. Now that would be better!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9907
Pot. Memoria Geri Male
(Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Pot. Golden Circle 'OPRL')
Love Sound needs little introduction; it is described a number of times in this listing. Golden Circle (Blc. Goldenzelle x Slc. Circle of Life) has superb form with 3.5” orange flowers and red lips on a 6” tall plant that blooms twice a year. This cross will produce well-formed flowers, presented nicely on upright stems. Flowers will be yellow to orange/yellow with a red lip. These will have a compact plant habit and be easy to grow and bloom, making this a highly desirable cross.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9908
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Slc. Cosmic Delite 'Candy Splash')
Love Sound has proven itself as an excellent breeder. It imparts to its offspring a number of important qualities: full, round flowers, bright-yellow color, a good stem carrying 4-6 blooms, and an attractive, compact growth habit. Cosmic Delite (Slc. Bright Angel x Sc. Batemaniana) has a red flower splashed yellow with red stripes, a pattern we call “Candy Striped.” It is a mini-Catt that flowers twice a year. This pairing will make for compact-growing plants with flowers in yellow and petals with red and yellow flares - a very nice combination!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9909
Pot. Fantasy Circle
(Pot. Golden Circle 'OPRL' x Slc. Angel's Fantasy 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS)
Golden Circle (Blc. Goldenzelle x Slc. Circle of Life) is a reliable parent. The cultivar name ‘OPRL’ stands for Orange Petals Red Lip. ‘OPRL’ has superb form with 3.5” orange flowers and red lips that are produced twice a year on 6” tall plants. As a parent, it imparts good flower size, shape, and color. Angel's Fantasy (Slc. Fire Fantasy x Slc. Bright Angel) 'Solar Flare' FCC/AOS has a spectacular flower, with amazing color, and a compact plant habit. This is the second time we have made this cross, so we know what to expect: excellent flower shape, many producing extra wide petals with bright yellow and red flares. Fantastic color possibilities with this cross! Check this out PICTURE
3” pots $18
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SVO 9910
Blc. Volcano Prince
(Lc. Trick or Treat 'SVO' 4n x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
Trick or Treat (L. Icarus x Lc. Chit Chat) produces amazing heads of 15 or more starry orange flowers. The bright yellow flowers of Love Sound (Blc. Bouton d’Or x L. briegeri) have made it an important part of our hybridizing program for years, and this parent consistently delivers good results. Expect the offspring to flower in colors from yellow to orange. Robust plants will have 7-12 well-presented flowers on strong stems. The plants are very vigorous and look excellent!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9964
Lc. Jupiter Drops
(Lc. Tiny Treasure 'Star Amethyst' HCC/AOS x C. Orchidglade 'SVO' HCC/AOS)
This is the exact remake that produced this Jupiter Drops ‘SVO PPYL’ AM/AOS PICTURE. These will carry 5-7 hot pink flowers with bright yellow lips, well presented on an upright stem. This is a very successful cross and is highly recommended!
3” pots $16
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SVO 10004
Enc. Renate Schmidt
(Enc. Renate Schmidt 'Purple Sunburst' AM/AOS x self)
Renate Schmidt (Enc. Orchid Jungle x Enc. alata) ‘Purple Sunburst’ has excellent color. The petals are a dark chestnut burgundy with yellow at the base, and the lip is white with purple veins and a yellow margin. Very colorful! In addition, these carry 50+ flowers on a branched, upright inflorescence. Really awesome!
3” pots $16
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2022
SVO 8008
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Hawaiian Prominence 'America' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Hawaiian Prominence (Blc. Hisako Akatsuka x Slc. Wendy's Redstone) has flowers with deep velvety ruby-purple color, a ruby-purple lip, and a bright yellow throat. The 4.5” flowers are produced on plants just 10” tall. Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) is a legendary breeding plant, and its dominant traits of flower shape, color, and plant habit have revolutionized modern mini and compact Cattleya breeding. The ancestry in this cross will lead to one outcome: flat, beautifully-shaped, deep red/purple flowers with darker red lips and a contrasting yellow throat. Check out the quality of the first plant to bloom PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 8053
Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Sierra Doll 'Little River' x Lc. Mini Song 'Ruben')
This grex was made by Ruben Colmenares, a longtime friend. He has an outstanding plant of Sierra Doll (C. walkeriana x Slc. Pink Doll) with a small growth habit and a dark royal-purple flower that blooms twice a year. When it’s in flower, this plant garners lots of attention. The Mini Song (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Mari's Song) is a compact grower with wide, full lavender flowers and a white flare of color centrally. Here we are looking for deep purple flowers, with about 25% having flares. Flowers will be full and round with well-shaped lips from plants just 6-8” tall
3” pots $16
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SVO 8068
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Star Fire 'Ruben‘s Red' x Pot. Love Passion 'Island Romance')
Love Passion (William Farrell x Lc. Trick or Treat) resembles a “super” Trick or Treat with 10-14 flowers of larger and fuller size in a more intense orange color. Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) 'Ruben’s Red' produces 7 flowers in solid saturated red, while the ruffled red lip becomes darker red centrally. This cross is very promising for great red-orange color and excellent shape. The well-presented flowers will be produced from compact plants. An excellent modern Cattleya cross incorporating high flower count with red color.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9228
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Martha Clarke 'Orange Tart')
Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) has vibrant orange-yellow flowers in clusters of 8-9 on strong stems. It’s a favorite breeder of mine. Martha Clarke, a hybrid of two great parents (Slc. Circle of Life x Blc. Love Sound), is my wife's namesake and an excellent parent as well. ‘Orange Tart’ is one of the best with great flower color, shape, growth habit and ease of blooming. Here we are breeding for strong stems holding 7-9 flowers above the foliage. Flower colors will range from solid orange to orange brushed with red flares.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9234
Lc. NEW HYBRID (C. Dubiosa 'Scully' HCC/AOS x L. alaorii f. alba 'Snowflakes')
I have been very impressed by the flower longevity of hybrids made with Dubiosa (C. trianae x C. loddigesii). In many cases they’ve lasted 6-9 weeks! Dubiosa’s 5-8 flowers are well-displayed and almost white with a hint of lavender evident in the lip. The L. alaorii is a miniature species with plants barely 3” tall and flowers not quite 2” across, ‘Snowflakes’ is all white except for a small spot of purple deep in the throat. L. alaorii has made some nice hybrids, and that is what we are hoping for here. The expectation is for 6-7” tall plants with soft pink flowers, but some might be white with ruffled lips. Short stems should carry 3-4 blooms with good flower life.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9238
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' x Pot. Martha Clarke 'Bali Flare' HCC/AOS)
Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems, and bloom period. Martha Clarke (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Circle of Life) is such a good grex that I named it after my wife, and it’s been a great hybrid. The cultivar 'Bali Flare' is one of the best, with excellent shape and flower color. Here we will see 5-7 orange/red flowers with red lips, well-displayed and arranged on sturdy upright inflorescences.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9242
Pot. Marie Caldwell (Pot. Martha Clarke 'Outstanding' x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Martha Clarke, my wife's namesake, is a hybrid of two great parents, Slc. Circle of Life x Blc. Love Sound. The cultivar ‘Outstanding’ is just that: the flower color and extra wide petals set it apart. Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) has a long history of success. The cultivar ‘Gold Country’ is a superb grower, with excellent flower quality and color, blooming 2-3 times a year on compact plants. The ancestry of this grex reads almost like a who’s who of notable breeders. These compact plants will produce well-shaped flowers in sunset colors of yellow and orange, all with red lips. Good sturdy stems will hold 3-4 blooms just above the foliage. An excellent hybrid!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9243
Blc. NEW HYBRID (C. Dubiosa 'Scully' HCC/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Dubiosa (C. trianae x C. loddigesii) is becoming a favorite breeder of mine, as it produces impressive heads of 7-9 flowers that are long-lived, lasting up to 6-7 weeks! Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) blooms with 7-8 long-lasting vibrant yellow-orange flowers held high on a strong stem. This cross was made because of the great result we had with the earlier grex of Lc. Candy Corn (C. Dubiosa x Lc. Trick or Treat). Their light-yellow flowers and bright golden yellow flares were spectacular! We chose to use Guess What because of the Trick or Treat ancestor. We hope the flaring characteristic will appear in the offspring, and if the flowers are orange, we might get a new color combination: light yellow with orange flares! Sturdy stems will hold 6-7 flowers above the foliage. Breeding is so much fun!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9249
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Dean's Gold 'Dean's Gold' AM/AOS)
Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) is a favorite breeder of ours. It is dominant for vibrant orange-yellow flowers, strong stems, and cluster of 8-9 blooms. Dean’s Gold (Pot. Little Toshie x Pot. Memoria Jim Nickou) has a beautifully-shaped 3”, bright golden-yellow flower with a bit of red on the lip. The plant is very compact - just 8” tall. This cross is about increasing flower count on well-supported stems of yellow/gold flowers. Plants will be compact and reach maturity in 4” pots.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9256
Lc. NEW HYBRID ((Lc. Aloha Case x Lc. Casitas Spring) 'SVO' x C. Sydney J 'SVO Outrageous'))
A couple years ago we started breeding for deep purple compact catts. Aloha Case x Casitas Spring produces 4” flowers in a very dark purple with full ruffled lips on 8” tall plants. Sydney J (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Memoria Robert Strait) ‘SVO’ has large medium-lavender flowers of excellent shape on a compact plant. The offspring will have flat, well-formed purple flowers of notable size from 8” tall plants. Very cool small-growing plants with large, dark-purple flowers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9257
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Rosebud 'Queen of Splash' HCC/AOS x Slc. Dream Circle 'SVO' HCC/AOS)
Rosebud (Blc. Ronald Hausermann x Lc. Mini Purple) has an outstanding flat lavender flower with purple petal tips and a ruffed dark purple lip. It is exquisite! Dream Circle (Slc. Circle of Life x Pot. Hisako Akatsuka) has very wide full-shaped petals. The large flowers are a color best described as magenta, and the full ruffled lip is dark magenta with a prominent yellow throat. This is a cross designed to have flowers in the purple/magenta/dark lavender color range, all with full ruffled lips in dark purple. Flower shape should be excellent with wide well-rounded petals. Plants will mature at 10-12” tall. Lots of good breeding potential with this hybrid.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9258
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Blc. William Farrell 'Native Son' x Blc. Kaboom 'SVO')
William Farrell (Slc. Helen Veliz x Bc. Llano) 'Native Son' carries 5-6 beautiful, well-arranged, soft peach-colored flowers on strong stems above the foliage.Here we combine it with Kaboom (Blc. Guess What x Blc. Schroder's Love), a great plant with a compact growth habit and strong upright inflorescences carrying 6-7 large, well-arranged, bright yellow flowers. The offspring will be impressive, with 5-7 well-arranged flowers of excellent form on strong stems. Soft pastel colors will prevail. A very high potential cross. The reciprocal is also available as SVO 9351.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9273
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
The vibrant orange-yellow flower color of Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) and its cluster of 8-9 flowers make this cross one of my favorite March bloomers. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips, making this a desirable parent. The outcome will be 5-7 golden yellow flowers, each with a touch of red on the lip, presented well on sturdy stems.
3” pos $16
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SVO 9275
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
With a long history of success, Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) has become a legendary breeding plant, and its dominant traits of flower shape, color, and plant habit have revolutionized modern mini and compact Cattleya breeding. Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) ‘Gold Country’ is a superb grower, with excellent flower quality and color, and the ability to bloom 2-4 times a year on compact plants. The ancestry in this cross will lead to one outcome: flat, beautifully-shaped flowers, deep red to yellow with darker-red lips. These will bloom twice a year, and the compact plants will mature at 7 to 8” tall. I have high expectations for this cross.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9277
Lc. NEW HYBRID (C. Orchidglade 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Lc. Tropical Sunset 'Oceans Heaven')
Orchidglade (C. walkeriana x C. aurantiaca) is a lovely hybrid, producing clusters of bright orange flowers with yellow lips twice a year. Tropical Sunset (C. Horace x Lc. Tropic Glow) carries large yellow flowers with red flares above the foliage on a sturdy inflorescence. With the flower count of Orchidglade and the color of Tropical Sunset, we believe this is a great pairing! These will bloom with lots of exotic flared color patterns in yellow, red and orange, and the flowers will be held in clusters on good stems.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9297
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Burana Angel 'SVO #1 Best' HCC/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Flaring in cattleyas sometimes can be quite unusual. In the case of Burana Angel (Pot. Burana Beauty x Slc. Bright Angel), we have a remarkable color combination: the red flowers have dark red flares, and the red lip has a bright yellow center. Little Toshie (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) 'Gold Country' flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark-red lips. The offspring of this cross are expected to produce flowers with superior form in bright yellow, with many having red and yellow flares on the petals. All will have red lips. Compact plants will mature at 8” tall and bloom with 3-4 flowers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9313
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Carolina Orange D'or 'Lenette #2" AM/AOS x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
This cross has been developed to produce solid golden yellow flowers. Carolina Orange D’or has an impressive heritage from orange and yellow parents. Love Sound consistently delivers good results as a parent, and its bright yellow flowers have played an important role in our hybridizing program. The flowers of this new grex are going to be bright golden yellow with good form and presented well on strong stems. These are very robust growers and are showing excellent plant vigor.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9318 NEW
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) is a favorite breeder for its vibrant orange-yellow flowers, strong stems, and clusters of 8-9 blooms. The proven breeding qualities of Love Sound include full, round flowers, bright yellow color, a sturdy stem carrying 4-6 blooms, and an attractive compact plant habit. This is a well-thought-out pairing. Strong sturdy stems will hold 5-9 bright yellow flowers well above the foliage. Plants will be compact, robust growers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9322
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red' x Pot. Rubescent Magic 'SVO')
Over the years Pot. Rubescence has proven its ability to breed plants that are easy to grow and bloom, with shapely flowers and dark-red lips. The flowers of Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Rubescence) are deep red and produced 5-7 on a strong upright stem. Rubescent Magic (Tokyo Magic x Pot. Rubescence) is consistently superb, with good stems holding 4-5 flowers from the Tokyo Magic parent and nice shape with dark lip coloration from Rubescence. When you study the breeding results from these parents and their ancestry, you realize that this cross has outstanding potential. This combination is looking to capitalize on the dominant color and flower shape imparted by Rubescence. Tokyo Magic and Trick or Treat will assure sturdy stems, good flower count and a desirable compact plant habit. Flowers will be red with many presenting a light red flare on the petals, a really good combination!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9325
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Rubescent Fire 'Fire Bomb' x Pot. Martha Clarke 'Bali Flare' HCC/AOS)
Rubescent Fire (Lc. Spring Fires x Pot. Rubescence) has great shape, color, flower count, a good stem, and is easy to grow. Now that’s a lot of good qualities! Martha Clarke (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Circle of Life) is such a good grex that I named it after my wife! The cultivar 'Bali Flare' is one of the best, with excellent shape and color plus a twice-a-year blooming habit, making it a good parent. This breeding is targeting richly-colored flowers in mostly red, but some will be in sunset shades favoring red. Sturdy stems will carry 4-6 well-shaped blooms held just above the foliage. I have been very happy with this style of breeding, and these will be beautiful.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9326
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Rubescent Magic 'SVO' x Pot. Carolina Splendor 'Krull's Ruby' AM/AOS)
Rubescent Magic (Tokyo Magic x Pot. Rubescence) blooms with good stems of 4-5 flowers influenced by the Tokyo Magic parent. Good shape and dark lip coloration come from Rubescence. Carolina Splendor (Pot. Waikiki Splendor x Blc. Oconee) has large wine-red flowers, full, ruffled dark burgundy lips, and superb shape and form. These will bloom in rich reds to deep, dark oxblood reds, with 4-6 flowers held above the foliage. We expect these flowers to be spectacular. Plants will be robust growers, and plant size will be on the large end of the compact category, standing at 12” tall. This is a modern ‘Standard Cattleya’ with a compact plant habit.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9327
Pot. Toshie’s Charm (Blc. Izumi Charm 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS)
Izumi Charm (Blc. Love Sound x Lc. Melody Fair) has a large but compact growth habit with bulbs standing 14” tall. Strong stems carry 5-7 well-shaped light yellow flowers with bright crimson-red lips. Little Toshie (Blc. Toshie Aoki x Sc. Beaufort) 'Gold Country' is a superb grower, with excellent flower quality and color, and blooms 2-4 times a year on compact plants. Toshie’s Charm has already proven itself by wining 5 quality awards from the American Orchid Society. Almost all plants bloom with 3-4 bright yellow, well-presented, flat flowers with bright magenta lips that are beautifully ruffled. Here is how the flowers can look. PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9328
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Star Fire 'Xmas Red' x Pot. Martha Clarke 'Bali Flare' HCC/AOS)
The flowers of Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Rubescence) are deep red and produced 5-7 on a strong upright stem. Martha Clarke (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Circle of Life) is a high-quality grex. Flowers have excellent shape and fabulous color, plus the plants bloom twice a year. When you study the breeding results from these parents and their ancestry, you realize that this cross has outstanding potential. This combination is looking to capitalize on the dominant color and flower shape imparted by Circle of Life and Rubescence. Love Sound and Trick or Treat will assure sturdy stems, good flower count and a desirable compact plant habit. Flowers will be red-orange with many showing a light red flare on the petals.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9329
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Carolina Orange D'or 'Lenette #2" AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)
The full-shaped orange flowers of Carolina Orange D’or (Blc. Carolina Golden D'Or x Blc. Malworth D'Or) are magnificent, while the 6-8 blooms per stem make this a spectacular show plant. I have admired this plant for years, and we have used it to make many orange and yellow hybrids. Combining this parent with Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) and its dominant traits of flower shape and color will make for well-formed round flowers in deep red to orange-red with burgundy lips. These will have 4-5 well supported flowers on plants 10-12” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9330
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Rlc. Remar's Crown Jewel 'SVO' x Pot. Little Circle 'SVO')
Remar's Crown Jewel (Pot. Little Toshie x Pot. Newberry Sweetheart) has surprisingly large flowers 4” across on a plant just 8” tall that blooms twice a year. Little Circle (Pot. Golden Circle x Pot. Little Toshie) flowers twice a year with large orange-yellow blooms and full-shaped lips. This cross has amazing potential! Plants are expected to produce flowers with superior form in colors ranging from yellow to orange. All will have full-shaped contrasting red lips. Plants will be just 8” tall and flower twice a year.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9335
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS x Pot. Georgia Peach 'SVO Flared Apricot')
Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) is a proven breeder, imparting good flower shape, red lip color, strong stems and a compact upright plant habit. Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce 5 flowers on a sturdy stem. There are a lot of good things happening with this cross! We expect well-formed flowers in salmon to peach colors with red lips. Stems will be strong and carry 5-7 well-displayed flowers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9339
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Carolina Splendor 'Krull's Ruby' AM/AOS x Pot. Sylvia Wagner 'SVO')
Carolina Splendor (Pot. Waikiki Splendor x Blc. Oconee) has large wine-red flowers, full ruffled dark burgundy lips, and superb shape and form. The flowers of Sylvia Wagner (Slc. Circle of Life x Pot. Elaine Taylor) are impressive: flat and well-shaped with heavy substance. It is a true red with a darker-red lip. Plants will mature at around 12” tall. An outstanding hybrid!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9340
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Carolina Splendor 'Krull's Ruby' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Carolina Splendor (Pot. Waikiki Splendor x Blc. Oconee) has large wine-red flowers with a full ruffled dark burgundy lip and superb shape and form. Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) ‘SVO’ is a legendary breeding plant. Its dominant traits of good flower shape, color, and plant habit have revolutionized modern mini and compact Cattleya breeding. The double dose of Oconee in this cross will assure large flower size, deep red colors and dark burgundy lips. Seagulls Apricot will help to reduce plant size, keeping the offspring at about 10-12” tall. An outstanding hybrid!
3” pots $18
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SVO 9343
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Durban Rose 'Magnificent' x Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine')
Durban Rose (Lc. Jose Dias Castro x Slc. Circle of Life) has attractive uniform pink-lavender flowers with exceptionally wide petals, complemented by a nice lip. Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) has intense carmine-red color and shows an interesting phenomenon of color dominance. The flowers of Blc. Toshie Aoki show the influence from C. dowiana, with bright yellow flowers and red lips. Like C. dowiana, the flowers of Toshie Aoki are recessive for color but are known to intensify purple tones. Pink Doll has dark purple flowers, and Paradise Rose combines these traits and produces intense carmine-red flowers. Plants from this cross will be compact, maturing at 7-8” tall. Flowers will be 4” across in intense red-purple colors, all with burgundy-red lips. Super nice! These should start blooming in 3” pots and flower twice a year.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9344
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Rubescent Magic 'SVO' x Pot. Mem. Alida Laboy 'SVO Xlnt')
The grex Rubescent Magic (Tokyo Magic x Pot. Rubescence) blooms with good stems carrying 4-5 flowers from the influence of the Tokyo Magic parent and good flower shape with dark lips from Rubescence. Mem. Alida Laboy (Slc. Virginia Dickey x Pot. Rubescence) flowers twice a year in 3” pots and has sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright-red flowers with shapely, solid dark-red flowers and darker red lips. A great pairing with lots of influence from the doubling up of Rubescence genes. Flowers are going to be red, some with darker red flares on the petals, and dark-red lips. Compact plants will produce sturdy stems with 4-5 well-displayed flowers!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9345
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Star Fire 'Ruben's Red' x Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3')
Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) 'Ruben’s Red' produces 7 well-presented flowers in solid, saturated red, and the ruffled red lip becomes darker red centrally. Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red-orange flowers with darker red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. This promising grex is continuing a series of steps aimed at developing the perfect head of intensely-colored deep-red flowers held high on sturdy stems. We also have this in the reciprocal as SVO 9382, providing a good opportunity to evaluate the influence of capsule vs. pollen parent.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9346
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Dream Smith 'Feb. Red' x Pot. Al Thanhauser 'Best One')
Dream Smith (Pot. Dream Circle x Pot. Mem. Ralph Smith) carries 4-5 very full-shaped deep red flowers on stout stems. The robust plants are 12” tall; sadly there is no picture! Al Thanhauser (C. Orchidglade x Pot. Rubescence) has fantastic sparkling red flowers with dark burgundy lips produced 4-5 on strong stems. This grex is working toward further intensification of deep red flower color, fullness of the segments and overall form, with the plants holding 4-5 flowers on sturdy stems. A very promising hybrid!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9351
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Kaboom 'SVO' x Blc. William Farrell 'Native Son')
Kaboom (Blc. Guess What x Blc. Schroder's Love) is a great plant with a compact growth habit and strong upright inflorescences carrying 6-7 large, well-arranged, bright yellow flowers. It’s combined here with William Farrell (Slc. Helen Veliz x Bc. Llano) 'Native Son', which carries 5-6 beautiful, well-arranged, soft-peach-colored flowers on strong stems above the foliage. The offspring will be impressive, with 5-7 well-arranged flowers of excellent form on strong stems. Soft pastel colors will prevail. A very high potential cross. The reciprocal is also available as SVO 9258.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9352
Eplc. Magic Wand (Lc. Trick or Treat 'SVO 4n' x Epc. Kyoguchi 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
This is a great non-traditional hybrid and an amazing flower producer, with mature plants having as many as 35 flowers on a single branched inflorescence. Simply spectacular! When this grex is made with ‘SVO’ 4n, the progeny almost all flower in orange. Plants are super easy to grow, and the flowers are about 1” across. And, did I mention, FRAGRANT?! Yes - they are! This is a fun cross with a very different look. Plants are growing well, and many will flower this spring. We also made this grex with a different Kyoguchi, offering a good opportunity to see the effect on progeny of changing just one parent. See SVO 9324.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9356
Pot. Free Spirit (Pot. Twenty-four Carat 'Lea' AM/AOS x Sc. Beaufort 'Big Circle' 4n)
The pure-yellow flowers of Twenty-four Carat (Pot. Lemon Tree x Blc. Yellow Imp) are just as impressive today as they were when this grex was introduced in the 1990’s. Beaufort (Soph. coccinea x C. luteola) has been a highly successful parent for breeding mini- and compact-sized cattleyas. In this cross, its influence on the offspring will reduce plant size, reinforce yellow flower color, and assure well-rounded flower shape. I first saw Free Spirit booming in Hawaii at the Orchid Center, and there were 100’s of plants in flower. It was a sea of bright yellow - I was impressed! What I remember most was the consistency of flower quality from plant to plant; it was hard to pick out the best one. I expect the same high-quality results with this remake.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9360
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Star Fire 'Ruben's Red' x Pot. Georgia Peach 'SVO Flared Apricot')
Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) 'Ruben’s Red' produces 7 flowers in solid saturated red, and a ruffled red lip that is darker red centrally. Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color, and the sturdy stem holds 5 blooms on compact-growing, handsome plants. We really like compact catts that display 5-6 flower on strong stems. They have an intrinsic charm. This cross will produce flowers with good shape and rich color, and the plants will be easy to grow.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9363
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine' )
Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot) ‘SVO’ is a legendary breeding plant. It is dominant for good flower shape, strong color and plant habit. The flowers of Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) are a vibrant carmine-red color, but why is this so? Let’s look at its parents: Pink Doll has purple flowers, and Toshie Aoki has a yellow flower and red lip. The color of Paradise Rose results from an interesting phenomenon of color dominance. The yellow flowers of Toshie Aoki are derived from the influence of C. dowiana, which is known to intensify purples. Paradise Rose combines these recessive traits perfectly, producing intense carmine-red flowers. Now imagine this crossed with Rubescence (Blc. Oconee x Slc. Seagulls Apricot), with excellent flower form, solid dark red color and darker red lips. If you want the darkest, most vibrant crimson-red flowers imaginable, this cross will deliver!
3” pot $16
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SVO 9365
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS x Blc. Kaboom 'SVO')
Mem. Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has bright yellow flowers with just a bit of red on the lip. Excellent shape and twice-a-year flowering make this a highly desirable parent. Kaboom (Blc. Guess What x Blc. Schroder's Love) is a great plant with a compact growth habit and strong upright inflorescences with 6-7 large, well-arranged, bright yellow flowers. The expectation is for several significant improvements: solid yellow flowers on strong stems holding 5-7 well arranged blooms above the foliage and compact plants that mature at 8-10” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9366
Pot. Dal's Magic (Slc. Lana Coryell 'Forevermore' AM/AOS x Blc. Rosie's Surprise 'Crestview')
Lana Coryell (C. walkeriana x Sc. Beaufort) has attractive flowers in light yellow with a soft pink overlay. The lip is yellow, sometimes with a touch of lavender on the tip. Petals are flat and well-rounded, and the substance is heavy. Rosie's Surprise (Lc. Irene Finney x C. walkeriana) blooms with 3 full-shaped, nearly-flat flowers in rose-pink. I saw these blooming in Australia, and they were excellent. The rose-pink flowers were flat with well-rounded petals and full-shaped lips. Plants are just 6” tall. A beautiful cross!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9371
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
The next four crosses feature Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May). This remarkable hybrid has orange-red petals, flared yellow and tipped with red, while the lip is red with a contrasting yellow throat. Guess What (Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) is one of my favorite breeding plants due to its vibrant orange-yellow blooms, 8-9 of which are well displayed above the foliage on strong stems. I am very interested in how Aussie Sunset will influence these crosses. We have seen impressive results in Lc. Fire Gem (Trick or Treat x Aussie Sunset), and Guess What is a Trick or Treat hybrid. We think the flowers from this cross will be larger on sturdier stems, with many having the highly desired red flares.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9372
Lc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3')
The flowers of Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) have petals that are orange-red, flared yellow and tipped with red, while the lip is red with a contrasting yellow throat. Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red-orange flowers with darker red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. I have wanted to make this cross since seeing the success of Lc. Fire Gem (Lc. Trick or Treat x Lc. Aussie Sunset). I have a good feeling about the potential here. Expect 7-9 red flowers with yellow and red flares on nice, upright stems. An excellent cross!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9374
Blc. NEW HYBRID
(Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Blc. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS)
We are excited about the potential of Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) as a parent. The petals are orange-red, flared yellow and tipped with red, and the lip is red with a contrasting yellow throat. Mem. Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has prestigious parents and produces bright-yellow flowers with just a bit of red on the full lip. The blooms have excellent shape, and the compact plants flower twice a year. These will bloom in sunset colors of orange and red, and most of the plants will have petals with splashes of yellow and red. Plants are expected to mature at 10” tall and produce 4-5 flowers at each blooming.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9377
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Cosmic Sparks 'Candy Stripes' x Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS)
Cosmic Sparks (Pot. Golden Circle x Slc. Cosmic Delite) has a candy-striped flower with excellent shape and color. We think Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) is going to be a good parent. The petals are orange-red, flared yellow and tipped with red, while the lip is red with a contrasting yellow throat. Here we are breeding down the plant size of Aussie Sunset, so the plants should stay under 8” tall and be easy to grow and flower. Expect excellent shape and exotic flower colors in yellow with red veins on plants just 8” tall.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9378
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Martha Clarke 'Outstanding' x Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3')
The combination of Slc. Circle of Life x Blc. Love Sound makes Martha Clarke, my wife’s namesake. These have great flower color and shape, a desirable growth habit, and are easy bloomers. Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker-red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. It is hard to improve on each of these parents, but this might just be the combination that incorporates the best of both. These should have great stems holding 5-7 flowers above the foliage. Flower colors will range from solid red to medium-red brushed with red flares, and all will have dark-red lips.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9380
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Georgia Peach 'SVO Flared Apricot' x Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette')
Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce 5 flowers on a sturdy stem. Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island), with its strong upright stems of 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker-red lips, has been an excellent parent. The expectation is for compact plants with sturdy stems holding 5-7 flowers in red/orange colors, some with red flares, and dark-red lips.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9382
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' x Pot. Star Fire 'Ruben's Red')
Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red-orange flowers with darker red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. Star Fire (Lc. Trick or Treat x Pot. Rubescence) 'Ruben’s Red' produces 7 well-presented flowers in solid, saturated red, and the ruffled red lip becomes darker red centrally. This promising grex is continuing a series of steps aimed at developing the perfect head of intensely-colored deep red flowers held high on sturdy stems. We also have this in the reciprocal as SVO 9345, providing a good opportunity to evaluate the influence of capsule vs. pollen parent.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9386
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Georgia Peach 'SVO Flared Apricot' x Pot. Dream Circle 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce 5 flowers on a sturdy stem. The parents of Dream Circle (Slc. Circle of Life x Pot. Hisako Akatsuka) are both known for producing excellent offspring, and Dream Circle has earned 10 AOS awards. Plants mature at 10” tall and produce beautifully-formed 4-5” flowers twice a year. Capitalizing on the shape of each parent, these will produce 3-4 exceptionally well-formed flowers in colors ranging from rose/salmon to a lavender/salmon. The lips will be full and ruffled.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9388
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Telling Lies 'SVO Best' x Pot. Georgia Peach 'SVO Flared Apricot')
Telling Lies (Pot. Rubescence x Pot. Love Passion) produces beautiful orange flowers suffused red and covered with a sparkling diamond-dust texture. The flowers have good shape and are held on strong inflorescences. The robust plants are compact, maturing at 10” tall. Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and color. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce 5 flowers on a sturdy stem. This style of breeding has proven successful, and the compact plants have upright stems of 4-5 flowers and bloom nicely in 4” pots. These flowers will be in burnt-orange colors with some showing a bit of lavender added in. A very interesting color combination.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9389
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Dream Circle 'SVO' AM/AOS x Pot. Ryo Iwata 'Leucadia' HCC/AOS)
Dream Circle (Slc. Circle of Life x Pot. Hisako Akatsuka) has earned 12 AOS quality awards to date and is known for producing excellent offspring. Plants mature at 10” tall and produce beautifully-formed 4-5” flowers twice a year. Ryo Iwata (Blc. Oconee x Pot. Sally Taylor) has the dark red-purple flowers of a standard Cattleya. Here we are looking to develop flowers with shape and size that will resemble those of large, standard-sized Cattleyas. However, plants from this cross will only be 10-12” tall. Flowers will be 5-6” across in dark purple-red with a very dark crimson lip.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9390
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Hawaiian Prominence 'America' AM/AOS x Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' HCC/AOS)
The eye-catching flower color of Hawaiian Prominence (Blc. Hisako Akatsuka x Slc. Wendy's Redstone) has been described as “a deep velvety ruby purple with a ruby purple lip and bright yellow throat.” Flowers are large at 4.5” across on plants barely 10” tall. Angel Eyes (Slc. Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has been used in a number of successful crosses. Just recently, I realized how good a parent it really can be. Angel Eyes is dominant for flaring, flat petals, good flower size, reduced plant stature, and ease of growth. One of the characteristics of breeding with C. intermedia v. aquinii is that lip color is expressed on the petals of the offspring. The lip of Hawaiian Prominence is an intense ruby purple with a bright yellow throat. For the most part, this color will be transposed to the petals in the offspring. Very cool!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9391
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS x Blc. Izumi Charm 'SVO'AM/AOS)
Mem. Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has impressive parents and is a strong breeder in its own right. The bright-yellow flowers have just a bit of red on the lip and excellent shape. Combine this with twice-a-year flowering and compact plant stature, and you have a desirable parent. Izumi Charm (Blc. Love Sound x Lc. Melody Fair) is a larger plant, standing 14” tall. It has a compact growth habit with strong stems carrying 5-7 well-shaped, light-yellow flowers with bright crimson-red lips. Here we are looking for Izumi Charm to increase flower size and count and add a strong stem. Memoria Jim Nickou will strengthen flower color and reduce the plant stature to 10” or less. Flowers will be yellow, and the full-shaped ruffled lips will be red.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9394
Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Circle of Life 'Mesmerize' AM/AOS x Slc. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine')
Little introduction is needed for Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea), and 'Mesmerize’ is one of the best, with particularly large flat flowers, excellent shape, surprisingly wide petals and rich red color. The color dominance of Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) has been described elsewhere in this listing, and we expect it to pass much of the intense carmine-red flower color to this cross. These plants are exhibiting excellent vigor, and some have flowered already, less than two years from flask! The flowers are dark red/burgundy with superior shape and darker-red lips! I almost forgot to mention that these will flower twice a year when mature. This grex has huge potential to set a new standard for color and shape.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9395
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Telling Lies 'SVO Best'x Pot. Very Vermillion 'SVO')
Telling Lies (Pot. Rubescence x Pot. Love Passion) produces beautiful orange flowers suffused red and covered with a sparkling diamond-dust texture. Flowers have good shape and are held on strong inflorescences. The robust plants are compact, maturing at 10” tall. The flowers of Very Vermillion (Pot. Paradise Rose x Pot. Lebenkreis) have superb color as well as excellent form and size. Here we are expecting shapely flowers in colors ranging from deep red to red/orange. Compact plants will hold the flowers above the foliage on sturdy inflorescences.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9398
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' x Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker-red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is a darling mini-Catt. Plants flower twice a year in 3” pots and have sturdy stems holding 2-3 bright-red flowers of superior form. My gut is telling me this is going to be a good cross. The standard-sized plant of Spring Fires is crossed with the mini plant of Virginia Dickey, and the offspring should mature at about 8” tall. Expect 5-6 red flowers with darker-red lips to be displayed above the foliage. As I wrote this I got so enthused that I went to the greenhouse and re-made this cross again.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9399
Lc. Mari's Magic (Lc. Tokyo Magic 'Hihimanu' x Lc. Mari's Song 'CTM217' HCC/AOS)
One of my favorite Cattleya plants is Lc. Mari's Magic ‘H&R’ 6005. I have wanted to remake it but have held back, as I was not sure which cultivar of Tokyo Magic was used in the original cross. Once I had that information, I remade this cross! The parents are Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) and Mari's Song (Lc. Irene Finney x C. Cherry Chip). Flower shape comes from the double dose of Irene Finney, with flares from Cherry Chip, and a good stem from briegeri. Just a great hybrid.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9407
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Golden Circle 'OPRL' x Pot. Mem. Irene Feil 'Ruby Red' AM/AOS)
Golden Circle (Blc. Goldenzelle x Slc. Circle of Life) is one of my most reliable breeding plants. The cultivar name 'OPRL' stands for Orange Petals Red Lip. 'OPRL' imparts good size, shape, color and twice-a-year flowering. The flowers of Memoria Irene Feil (Slc. Pink Doll x Pot. Odom's Sweetheart) are a bright red with darker-red lips. I have yet to see a cross from Golden Circle that was not impressive! With this pairing we are looking for red flower color with dark burgundy-red lips to prevail in the offspring. Flower shape will be round with flat petals. Plants will stay on the small side but not quite small enough to be called a mini-Catt.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9412
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Durban Rose 'Magnificent' x Pot. Very Vermillion 'SVO')
Durban Rose (Lc. José Dias Castro x Slc. Circle of Life) has attractive uniform pink-lavender flowers with exceptionally wide petals, complemented by a nice lip. Very Vermillion (Pot. Paradise Rose x Pot. Lebenkreis) has superb color with excellent form and size. Here we are expecting very shapely flowers in deep red/purple colors with full, ruffled lips on compact plants. This type of breeding is setting a new standard in flower color and shape.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9413
Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Durban Rose 'Magnificent' x Slc. Spirit Flare 'SVO Flare')
Durban Rose (Lc. José Dias Castro x Slc. Circle of Life) has attractive uniform pink-lavender flowers with exceptionally wide petals, complemented by a nice lip. Spirit Flare (Slc. Circle Spirit x Lc. José Dias Castro) has beautifully-shaped purple flowers with nice purple flaring on the petals and a classic full lip shape. Here we have a new style of breeding for SVO. This cross will produce flower shapes that will look just like their larger cousins, those large standard-sized plants with 7” corsage-style flowers. This new cross will reduce plant size to 8-10” tall and produce large 5” purple flowers of excellent shape. If you admire classic Cattleyas, here they are in a smaller package!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9419
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' x Pot. Telling Lies 'SVO Best')
Spring Fires (Lc. Fires of Spring x Lc. Fire Island) has strong upright stems carrying 5-9 red/orange flowers with darker-red lips. It is proving to be an excellent parent, with dominance for color, strong stems and bloom period. Telling Lies (Pot. Rubescence x Pot. Love Passion) produces beautiful orange flowers suffused red and covered with a sparkling diamond-dust texture. The flowers have good shape and are held on strong inflorescences. Expect shapely flowers ranging in colors from red to orange overlaid in red and dark-red lips, with sturdy stems doing a good job holding 4-5 flowers.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9420
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Hisako Akatsuka 'Volcano Queen' AM/AOS x Slc. Spirit Flare 'SVO Flare')
Hisako Akatsuka (Pot. Honolulu Jewel x Blc. Scarlet Pokai) has sired several superior hybrids like Pot. Dream Circle and Pot. Hawaiian Prominence. It is known to pass along its fine flower shape, color and compact growth habit to its progeny. Spirit Flare (Slc. Circle Spirit x Lc. José Dias Castro) has beautifully-shaped purple flowers with nice purple flares on the petals and a classic full lip shape. This style of breeding will produce flower shapes that will look just like those of their larger cousins, those classic standard Cattleya plants with 7” corsage-style flowers. This grex will keep plant size to 8-10” tall and produce large 5” purple flowers of excellent shape with full ruffled lips in darker purple. If you have admired those classic Cattleyas, here they are in a smaller package!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9422
Blc. Rosella's Lovely Sunset (Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS)
Love Sound is a plant with a long, successful breeding history. It imparts strong stems, compact growth habit and good shape. Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) has a red-orange flower with a yellow splash, with clusters of 4-6 blooms held nicely above the foliage. With this cross there is great potential for yellow/orange flowers with yellow and red flares. The plants are good growers and will produce 7-9 flowers on a strong upright stem. This cross was first made in Australia, and the photos posted to Facebook a few years ago were exceptional and motivated us to make it here in the USA!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9423
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Georgia Peach 'SVO Flared Apricot' x Pot. Showcase 'SVO Sun Splash')
Georgia Peach (Blc. Love Sound x Slc. Smile Again) has excellent flower shape and a great color combination with varying shades of soft peach and a bit of darker flaring on the petals. Plants are handsome, compact growers and produce 5 flowers on a sturdy stem. Showcase (Slc. Angel's Fantasy x Blc. Love Sound) is a great cross. Flowers are mostly yellow with very wide petals and attractive red flares, and the 3-5 flowers are displayed well on sturdy stems above the foliage. This grex is about increasing the size of the flowers while keeping the flower shape, with blooms in orange and yellow, flared petals, and 4-5 flowers per stem.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9427
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS x Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) has an impressive number of successful hybrids to its credit. The offspring tend to have well-shaped flowers on sturdy stems. Guess What (Blc. Waikiki Gold x Lc. Trick or Treat) has clusters of 8-9 bright orange-yellow flowers held above the foliage. Here we are going to see sturdy stems holding 7-9 bright yellow-orange flowers with red lips. These will be robust growers and great bloomers in late March.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9428
Epc. NEW HYBRID
(Epc. Epiorange 'SVO' x Epc. Kyoguchi 'M. Sano' Mutation)
Ok, we are having fun with this novelty cross. Epiorange (Enc. alata x C. aurantiaca) is a unique cross, with its 12-15 flowers displayed well on a strong stem. Flower color is a burnt orange, and the lips are yellow with red lines and have a bit of fragrance reminiscent of the alata parent. Kyoguchi (Enc. aromatica x Gur. aurantiaca) has many bright-yellow flowers with yellow lips striped in red. They are held on branched inflorescences and highly fragrant. This non-traditional hybrid will produce flower colors ranging from yellow to orange with yellow red-striped lips. Did I mention that they should also be FRAGRANT?! This is a fun cross with a very different look. Plants are great growers, and many will flower this spring.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9430
Slc. Lucky Chance (Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS x Sc. Beaufort 'Big Circle' 4n)
The offspring of Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) tend to have well-shaped flowers on sturdy stems. Beaufort (Soph. coccinea x C. luteola) has been a highly successful parent for breeding mini- and compact-sized cattleyas. This cross is almost a mini-Catt, with plants maturing at 7” tall. The attractive well-shaped yellow flowers have bright-red lips and are held just above the foliage. These will bloom well in 3” pots and mature in 4” pots.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9431
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Love-Love 'SVO Superior' x Pot. Telling Lies 'SVO Best')
Love-Love (Pot. Love Passion x Blc. Love Sound) has bright golden-yellow flowers with a touch of red on the tips of the lips. The flowers are presented well on strong stems. Telling Lies (Pot. Rubescence x Pot. Love Passion) produces beautiful orange flowers suffused red and covered with a sparkling diamond-dust texture. Flowers have good shape and are held on strong inflorescences. The robust plants are compact, maturing at 10” tall. Capitalizing on the influence of Love Passion, these will be good growers with strong upright growths producing erect stems of 5-6 flower in golden orange colors with a suffusion of red.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9433
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Hisako Akatsuka 'Volcano Queen' AM/AOS x Pot. Very Vermillion 'SVO')
Hisako Akatsuka (Pot. Honolulu Jewel x Blc. Scarlet Pokai) has sired several superior hybrids like Pot. Dream Circle and Pot. Hawaiian Prominence. It is well known to pass along its fine flower shape and color, and compact growth habit to its progeny. Very Vermillion (Pot. Paradise Rose x Pot. Lebenkreis) flowers have superb color, excellent form and size. Both of these parents have good breeding qualities, and by bringing them together, the expectation is for compact plant habit, bright red to red/purple flower color, and extra fine flower form with full-shaped darker lips. It’s gonna be good!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9434
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS x Blc. Carolina Golden D'or 'Krull-Smith' AM/AOS)
The full-shaped orange flowers of Carolina Orange D’or (Blc. Carolina Golden D'Or x Blc. Malworth D'Or) are magnificent, and the 6-8 blooms per stem make this a spectacular show plant. I have admired this cross for years, and we have used it as a parent in many fine orange and yellow hybrids. Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) is a proven breeder that has given rise to many exceptional hybrids. It imparts good flower shape, red lip color, sturdy stems, and a compact upright plant habit. With this cross, I'm looking forward to seeing 5-7 full-shaped flowers held high on strong stems by robust plants. Flower color is anticipated to be a golden yellow with a red lip.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9435
Lc. Tropical Aurora (Lc. Aussie Sunset 'Cosmic Fire' HCC/AOS x Lc. Tokyo Magic '6-1' AM/AOS)
Aussie Sunset (Lc. Fires of Spring x C. Gene May) has a red flower with orange flares, and the 5-6 flowers are clustered like a bouquet on sturdy stems. Tokyo Magic (Lc. Irene Finney x L. briegeri) imparts good flower shape, red lip color, and strong stems. I think Tropical Aurora has considerable potential. Flowers will range in color from sunset-red and orange with bold red flares to pure bright yellow, and the lip will be a contrasting red. Strong stems will display 5-7 flowers above the foliage, and the plants will be compact, robust growers. To be honest, I made this cross for myself, as I’m looking for a plant that has all these qualities to serve as a good parent in future breeding.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9478
Blc. NEW HYBRID (Blc. Purple Splendor 'SVO' x Lc. Sydney J 'SVO Outrageous')
Super dark purple flowers are “hot property” right now. Purple Splendor (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Culminant) has very large, flat flowers in dark purple with classic full-shaped lips. Plants boom twice a year and are only 10” tall. Sydney J (Lc. Mini Purple x Lc. Memoria Robert Strait) has large medium lavender flowers of excellent shape on a compact plant just 10” tall. This cross will capitalize on the large flower size, shape, and purple color of each parent. Mature plants will be compact at 10” tall. Overall, this has excellent potential - highly recommended!
3” pots $16
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SVO 9488
Pot. Norma Sue (Pot. Mem. Jim Nickou 'James' HCC/AOS x Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS)
Mem. Jim Nickou (Blc. Xanthette x Sc. Beaufort) has bright-yellow flowers with just a bit of red on the lip. Excellent shape and twice-a-year flowering make this a desirable parent. Love Sound has played an important role in our hybridizing program, and its offspring consistently show good qualities, like slightly upswept petal stance, good color, increased flower count, and a nice plant habit. Bright-yellow flowers in spring are a sure thing with this cross. Good flower form and stem habit will prevail.
3” pots $16
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SVO 9502
Lc. NEW HYBRID (C. Little Dipper 'SVO Sato' x Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO')
Little Dipper (C. Angelwalker x C. Batalinii) has produced a number of great hybrids, including Sacramento Splash, Dream Cloud, Nora’s Melody, and Garrett Collins. This important parent imparts flared petals that are wide and flat. Tropical Aurora (Lc. Aussie Sunset x Lc. Tokyo Magic) has shown considerable breeding potential. The flowers are a pure, very bright yellow - the most intense yellow imaginable – with a contrasting red lip, and 5-7 flowers are produced on strong upright stems. These will come in a potpourri of flared flower color combinations, making each plant unique. We expect colors to range from yellow to cream, and some may even be lavender. A robust growth habit is evident, making these reliable growers and bloomers. First bloom PICTURE, PICTURE
3” pots $16
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SVO 9513
Pot. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO' x Pot. What About Love 'Brilliant Gold')
Tropical Aurora (Lc. Aussie Sunset x Lc. Tokyo Magic) is a special plant with excellent potential. Flowers are a pure, very bright yellow – the most intense yellow imaginable – with a contrasting red lip. What About Love (Blc. Guess What x Slc. Pure Love) was selected several years back but not until now did I put it to work. The flowers are an intense golden-yellow color and are long-lasting, held well in groups of 3-4. The plant is 8” tall and blooms twice a year. The flowers of this cross will be a bright golden yellow, with most having red lips. Plants will be 8-10” tall with upright stems of 4-5 flowers.
3” pots $16
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** Some pictures are representative of the cross and not actual parents.
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