http://littlefrogfarm.com/images/C_harrisoniae.jpg
First is C. harrisoniae. A species. Flower is 2.5 to 3", or so. I'm not sure what color I expected, but this wasn't it. The picture doesn't capture the color well, it has substantial magenta/pink hues and it kind of glows.. Definitely a keeper, glad I have a few dozen of these... I hope to get better blooming when these are more established (I potted these a couple weeks ago!).

http://littlefrogfarm.com/images/AngelsDreamXMiniPurple.jpg
Slc. Angel's Dream x Lc. Mini Purple. Again, my camera doesn't capture the color well. It is hot pink. Really hot pink. Another keeper. Flowers aren't big (~2 inches) , but you can see them from space.

All pictures taken in a thunderstorm, not that I could have gotten the colors right with my camera anyway....

wow those look really good! nice work :clap:

Very nice color Rob! :clap: I like 'em .

wow those look really good! nice work :clap:

Don't know that I did much of the work. Most of the minicatts I have came with the greenhouse (I bought a large collection). So I just set aside the ones I like as they bloom.

The harrisoniae came in bud. Supposedly that was part of a 'compot', but it had ~50 plants, most at least a foot tall, some in bud. I'd like to see their specimen plants... *grin* From Lenette Greenhouses, their going out of business sale.

well............. then really nice deal on the greenhouse :D

That is nice, I love the intense coloured catts. Your C. harrisoniae has a deeper colour than mine. Mine is a suptle lavender shade.


Cattleya harrisoniae

http://home.telkomsa.net/thomasriver/images/orchids/cattleya_harrisoniae.jpg

Lennettes Going Out of Business Sale is a sade event. They are some nice people, and grow some nice Phals and Catts. There paphs were ok, not their strong suit. I got a few paphs from them, at 40% off.

Lennettes Going Out of Business Sale is a sade event. They are some nice people, and grow some nice Phals and Catts. There paphs were ok, not their strong suit. I got a few paphs from them, at 40% off.

Only got cattleyas. They didn't have any paphs when I found out about it. But I bought 10 or so different crosses and mericlones... Let see, some of them are
C. harrisoniae
C. leopoldii "Mendenhall"
Slc. Barefoot Mailman (really cute)
C. AngelWalker x Walkerinter (I love both parents)
C. Portia x (some other big blue Catt...)
Some other more speculative crosses, too