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Mini-Catts
If you're looking for a small and colorful addition to your collection, mini-Catts are excellent choices. Plants stay under 6 inches tall and bloom in 3 to 4 inch pots - perfect for small spaces, and growing under lights. Mini-Catts are known for their beautiful flowers, which come in a wide variety of colors and shapes. Our breeding program has resulted in mini-Catts that are heat tolerant, produce large flowers compared to plant stature, and have a strong and attractive growth habit. Most of these plants can bloom twice a year - a great characteristic!
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2024
SVO 9756
Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Angel Jack 'SVO Brilliant' x Slc. Purple Doll 'Midnight Velvet' AM/AOS)
Intense purple flowers will be the result of this mating. The breeding behind the parents of this cross is Angel Jack (Lc. Mahalo Jack x Slc. Angel's Pet) and Purple Doll (Slc. Pink Doll x Lc. Mini Purple). This grex has proven to be easy to grow and flower. Velvety intensely colored flowers twice a year are expected.
3” pots $18
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SVO 9991
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' AM/AOS x Slc. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
Angel Eyes (Slc. Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has been in our breeding program for over 20 years and created many successful crosses. Just recently, I realized how good a parent it is: dominant for flaring, flat petals, good flower size, reduced plant stature, and ease of growth. 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. This cross is expected to be the first in a new class of flared mini-Catts, with flowers having the traditional flared look on smaller plants. Sturdy stems will hold 3-4 flowers in colors of red and red/rose with yellow splashed petals.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10039
Pot. Candy Flare
(Pot. Golden Circle 'OPRL' x Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh 'Sun Flair')
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. Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh (Slc. Tangerine Jewel x Slc. Cosmic Delite) is a more recent introduction to mini-Catt breeding and is responsible for introducing candy stripe patterning. This vigorous grower flowers twice a year. This cross will produce plants 6" tall, and the flowers will be well-shaped with rounded segments. Most flowers will be orange with red and yellow veins. This is a really good mini-Catt.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10145
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Orpetii 'Hidden Treasure 4N' AM/AOS x Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Choice Morsel')
This tetraploid Orpetii (Soph. coccinea x L. pumila) has large flowers, almost wider than the plant is tall! The flower color of Seagulls Apricot (Slc. California Apricot x Soph. coccinea) is a unique, intense orange-red, and the blooms have very full shape. Plants are small, maturing around 5" tall. This mini-Catt will have round, flat flowers deeply colored in red.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10148
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Cosmic Circle 'Summer Candy' x Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' AM/AOS)
Cosmic Circle (Slc. Cosmic Delite x Slc. Circle of Life) has red flowers with yellow flares on surprisingly wide petals, and the plants bloom twice a year. Angel Eyes (Slc. Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has been in our breeding program for many years, but I only recently realized how good it is as a parent. It is dominant for flaring, flat petals, good flower size, reduced plant stature, and ease of growth. Pretty amazing! We love this style of breeding, and the plants grow well and produce their first flowers in 3" pots. Here we are also expecting to see wide, flat flowers with flared petals in red and yellow, and we won't be surprise if they bloom twice a year.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10167
Slc. Sierra Doll
(C. walkeriana 'SVO Passion' AM/AOS x Slc. Pink Doll 'Midnight')
Sierra Doll was registered in 1996 by our friends at Gold Country Orchids. It was a very successful hybrid and went on to garner 23 American Orchids Society awards! The walkeriana used here is an excellent grower and has great flower quality. This Pink Doll (Slc. Tangerine Jewel x L. pumila) has excellent shape and dark color. “Standing on the shoulders of those who came before us", comes to mind when we remade this cross. We hope ours is just as good as the Gold Country cross.
3" pot $18
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SVO 10169
Slc. Mahalo Jack
(C. walkeriana 'SVO Passion' AM/AOS x Sl. Orpetii 'Hidden Treasure' 4N AM/AOS)
This cross really surprised us. About half the plants flowered just one year from flask! They have now proven to be twice a year blooming!!! We have not seen a cross grow, mature, and flower so quickly - really remarkable! The flowers are deep purple and flat, an excellent combination of color and shape. These are *really* good.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10170
Pot. Pure Love
(Blc. Love Sound 'Dogashima' AM/AOS x Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Majestic')
This cross was first made by SVO in 2000. It's amazing to think that was 23 years ago! I still have several cultivars from those original plants, and they've proven themselves to be reliable growers and bloomers. These qualities were an important motivation to make this cross again. This combination of parents 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 winner!
3" pots $18
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SVO 10174
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS x Slc. Circle of Life 'Red Halo' HCC/AOS)
I have been thinking about making this cross for some time. The potential is astounding, knowing the contributions these parents will make. Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) 'Diamond Orchids' is remarkable. The 5" tall plant blooms twice a year with upright stems holding two to three red flowers above the foliage. The 2.5" wide flowers are flat with outstanding symmetry. Little introduction is needed for Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea), and 'Red Halo' is an excellent breeder known for imparting wide, flat petals, good flower shape, and rich red color. We are imagining the progeny will have 2-3 red flowers with crazy good form, presented well just above the foliageon a mini-Catt-sized plant. This is one to watch!
3" pots $18
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SVO 10175
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Akawel 'Waiakea' x Slc. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
This is one of our first attempts breeding with Akawel (Pot. Hisako Akatsuka x Slc. Jungle Jewel) 'Waiakea'. The compact plant has 3-4 true red flowers on good stems. Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is a 5" tall plant and blooms twice a year with good stems of 2-3 flowers with outstanding shape. This hybrid is all about red flower color. Plants will be 6"-7" tall carrying good stems of 3-4 flat, well-shaped flowers.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10179
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Virginia Dickey ' Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS x Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh 'Sun Blast')
Virginia Dickey (Slc. Pink Doll x Sl. Pole-Star) is a 5" tall plant that blooms twice a year on good stems of 2-3 flowers with outstanding shape. Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh (Slc. Tangerine Jewel x Slc. Cosmic Delite) is a more recent introduction to mini-Catt breeding and is responsible for the candy stripe patterning. It's a vigorous grower and flowers twice a year. Here we expect plants under 6" tall that will be fully mature in 3" pots. Well-shaped, rounded flowers will be mostly red with yellow veins, but a few solid reds will show themselves.
3" pot $18
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SVO 10184
Slc. Minibeau
(Sl. Minipet 'My Pet' x Sc. Beaufort 'Big Circle')
Minibeau is a super cute mini-Catt that flowers twice a year and matures in 3" pots. Most flowers will be bright red, but some will be orange-yellow. These are excellent windowsill growers and are blooming size now. Check out these pictures of the first two plants to flower. PHOTO, PHOTO
3" pots $18
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SVO 10185
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Sacramento Jewel 'SVO' x Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Choice Morsel')
These are going to be very small mini-Catts. At full maturity, Sacramento Jewel (Slc. Tangerine Jewel x Lc. Sacramento Rose) is barely 4" tall, and it has the roundest flowers. Seagulls Apricot (California Apricot x Soph. coccinea) is known for its small plant stature, just 5" tall, and the flowers are bright orange with wide petals. Everybody has space for these! Plants will stand 4" tall and begin to bloom in 3" pots. The 2.5" flowers will be dark red with fantastic round form. I liked this so much I made it twice! Same as SVO 10245.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10186
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Sacramento Jewel 'SVO' x Pot. Circle of Nine 'Perfectly Round')
Check out how nice this first bloom flower is PICTURE! Plants of Sacramento Jewel (Slc. Tangerine Jewel x Lc. Sacramento Rose) stand barely 4" tall. They have excellent vigor, bloom several times a year, and have the roundest flower shape. Circle of Nine (Pot. Loud Nine x Slc. Circle of Life) also has very round flower shape and plants are 7" tall. This one will have 3" flowers in a rose-red color with very rounded shape on plants 5-6" tall that will bloom in 3" pots.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10188
Pot. Circle of Nine
(Pot. Loud Nine 'SVO Best' x Slc Circle of Life 'Red Halo' HCC/AOS)
Loud Nine (Pot. Rubescence x Sl. Orpetii) has flowers that are exceptionally large, flat, and round, in a deep intense red with a full-shaped dark burgundy red lip. Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea) needs little introduction. It is an excellent breeder known for imparting wide, flat petals, excellent shape, and rich red color. Circle of Nice is an impressive hybrid and a great addition to any collection. Check out this first bloom PHOTO
3" pots $18
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SVO 10247
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Sacramento Jewel 'SVO' x Pot. Loretta Rehmann 'SVO')
We are looking forward to seeing how Sacramento Jewel will influence the shape of its offspring. Here we have crossed the mini sized plant of Sacramento Jewel with the compact sized plant of Loretta Rehmann (Pot. Hawaiian Prominence x Pot. Lebenkreis), which has large flowers in bright red with dark red, fully ruffled lips sporting a bright yellow throat. Quite an attractive combination! This cross was made to reduce plant size, impart shapely form, add full lips and have great color.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10252
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Cosmic Delite 'Cosmic Sparks' x Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh 'Sun Flair')
I can't believe I didn't make this cross before! Cosmic Delite (Slc. Bright Angel x Sc. Batemanniana) is a mini-Catt with amazing flower color: yellow with a bold red overlay of red flaring. Mem. Trudi Marsh (Slc. Tangerine Jewel x Slc. Cosmic Delite) produces the candy stripe patterning we see in our latest breeding lines. It's a vigorous grower and flowers twice a year. In line breeding Mem. Trudi Marsh back to its parent and the resulting doubling up of Cosmic Delight genes, the expectation is for excellent candy stripe flaring in red and yellow. Fantastic color possibilities with this mini-Catt.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10255
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine' x Slc. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS)
The flower color of Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is an intense purple red. This color results from the phenomenon of color dominance inherited from C. dowiana, an ancestor in the linage of Paradise Rose that is known to intensify purple colors. 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. The offspring of this mating will be quick to bloom, with the compact plants producing 3-4 rounded, solid red flowers several times a year.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10264
Slc. NEW HYBRID
(Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' AM/AOS x Slc. Candy Sparks 'Gold Spark')
Angel Eyes (Slc. Bright Angel x Lc. Little Dipper) has created many successful crosses. It's dominant for flaring, flat petals, good flower size, reduced plant stature, and ease of growth. Candy Sparks (Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh x Slc. Angel's Fantasy Jewel) is a recent introduction to mini-Catt breeding and is responsible for most of the candy stripe patterning. It's a vigorous grower and flowers twice a year. This pairing will produce 6" tall plants that will bloom twice a year, and the flowers will have excellent shape and come in a variety of red and yellow combinations.
3" pots $18
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SVO 10327
Pot. NEW HYBRID
(Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine' x Pot. Loud Nine 'Unbeatable')
If you want the darkest, most vibrant crimson-red flowers imaginable, you just can't go wrong with this type of breeding. The flowers of Paradise Rose (Slc. Pink Doll x Blc. Toshie Aoki) are a vibrant carmine-red color. How did this happen? 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 cross with Loud Nine (Pot. Rubescence x Sl. Orpetii). No, this isn't a typo. The cross was named because I was on “Cloud Nine" when the first of these bloomed! Its flowers are exceptionally large, flat, and round, and the color is a deep intense red with a full-shaped dark burgundy red lip. These offspring are going to have incredible color, superior shape, full lip shape, a mini-Catt growth habit, and the tendency to flower twice a year. Truly the epitome of the modern red compact Cattleya! The first to flower from the cross looked like this PHOTO. Also check out SVO 10224, which is a similar cross using a different cultivar of Loud Nine.
3" pots $18
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** Some pictures are representative of the cross and not actual parents.
Other Cattleyas
Mini-Catts | Compact Cattleyas | Standard / Large Cattleyas | Spotted Cattleyas
Coerulea (blue) Cattleyas | Species | Blooming Size 4" Cattleyas
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