Jon in SW Ohio
July 20th, 2005, 04:34 PM
I posted some photos of this plant moons ago on another forum(and maybe here, don't remember) and everyone speculated virus as the cause. I believe it to be a sport, like in many hostas, since only one lead out of many produces variegated growths, and tests on indicator plants all turned out negative. I was also on the lookout for colorbreak on the flower...but that is quite difficult on an alba flower.
It also smells like fresh lilac which is a definite plus.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/jonbar2/Cattleyamossiae6.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/jonbar2/DSC05756.jpg
Jon
TADD
July 20th, 2005, 04:37 PM
Definitely some frilly looking flowers! Nicely photgraphed! Is it fragrant?
Littlefrog
July 20th, 2005, 04:38 PM
See if you can get it tested by PCR, as well. Indicator plants are a good start. Using Datura, or something else? The fact that it only on one growth is a really good sign. Have you gotten the plant to the point where you have broken new leads off of the variegated one?
If it is not a virus, and the new leads also show variegation, it is a very interesting plant. I bet there would be somebody in Japan who would pay good money for a variegated cattleya. Probably some people in the US, too.
Gideon
July 20th, 2005, 06:10 PM
I have no idea about this one...but I breed Clivias and have had three or four produce varigation on new leaves last year, this was eventually tracked down to the use of granular fertiliser which somehow ended up in the folds of the leaves, and as the new leaves grew past the grain of fertiliser it sort of burnt the varigaion stripes into the growing leaves
nyorchids
July 20th, 2005, 09:29 PM
i love the frilly ones :D
Jon in SW Ohio
July 21st, 2005, 12:53 AM
This is the second growth in a row that has been variegated, the other two leads both produced green leaves. My other division of this plant produced green growths as well.
I have many seed grown variegated chinese clivia...more photos to upload it seems. I have many hybrids and colors of them as well.
Jon
Park Bear
July 21st, 2005, 08:50 AM
I've noticed in other plants that the variegrated plant varieties are not as hardy sometimes.....Have you notice this in orchids?
Gideon
July 22nd, 2005, 11:56 AM
This is the second growth in a row that has been variegated, the other two leads both produced green leaves. My other division of this plant produced green growths as well.
I have many seed grown variegated chinese clivia...more photos to upload it seems. I have many hybrids and colors of them as well.
Jon
Wonderful, I would love to see photos of them