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Pr Sp im ec ar ies 9153 Brassavola cucullata yC & att ‘Nora’s Red’ x self. ley Our thanks to Nora Dyke for this special species as offering. Semi-pendant stems of cream blooms with red and gold bronzing. Unique and easy to grow. Free flowering at maturity. (Summer-Various) Blooming Size plants established on tree fern mounts, $25.00.
8607/9008 Leptotes bicolor. C. loddigesii var. coerulea
Lc. Egerland ‘Blueshape’
(Photos taken by Keith Davis)
Leptotes bicolor
Brassavola cucullata (First bloom seedling)
9154 C. loddigesii ‘Blue Sky’ AM/AOS x Lc. Egerland ‘Blushape’ AM/AOS. We are very excited to offer this new cross from grower Keith Davis. Though not a primary hybrid, this offering has strong species influence and is expected to yield upright clusters of light and medium blue flowers with deeper indigo lips. Fantastic! (Summer) Beautiful Bare-Root plants ready for 3” pots, $12.00.
8814 Laelia purpurata carnea ‘Adventure-1’ x ‘Newberry Perfection’. This new grex is expected to have showy displays of whites blooms with soft pink trumpets and darker pink veining. (Spring-Early Summer) 2.5” pots, $12.00.
M7937 Lc. Eximia v. coerulea ‘Sea God’. (C. warneri x L. purpurata). Our mother plant of this clone
came from Raymond Burr’s collection. Delicate trumpet shaped blooms of pale lavender-blue. Gardenia like fragrance. (SummerFall) Now larger sized plants in 3.5” pots, $22.00.
Laelia purpurata flamea ‘Jean Webster’
Laelia purpurata semi-alba
M8069 C. Portia v. coerulea ‘Sir Jeremiah Colman’. (Cattleya bowringiana x Cattleya labiata).
This antique clone is always a customer favorite. Clusters of shimmering blooms in shades of lilac and darker blue. Easily grown to specimen size. Fragrant. (Fall) 3” pots, $18.00.
Native to Brazil and a miniature member of the Cattleya family. Small terete foliage becomes pendant as the plant matures. Interestingly, the seedpods are used as a vanilla substitute in Brazil and Paraguay. (Winter-Spring) Blooming Size plants mounted on crepe myrtle branches for $20.00.
8730 Laelia pupurata semi-alba ‘Lenette #20’ x ‘Newberry Red Lip’. Lc. Eximia coerulea ‘Sea God’
C. Portia coerulea ‘Sir Jerermiah Colman’
8800 Laelia purpurata flammea ‘Jean Webster’ AM/AOS x self.
This color form has intense reddish-purple trumpets paired with snowy white petals. (Spring-Early Summer) 2.5” pots, $12.00.
9140 Laelia purpurata. Blooms are simi-
lar to above but with lavender blushed petals and redder lips. Bare-Root plants ready for at least 3” pots, $9.00.
laelia purpurata carnea ‘Newberry Perfection’
The only seedlings bred from this awarded specimen. Large blooms are generously flared with dark purple striations. Recommended. (SpringEarly Summer) Very Nice 2.5” pots, $12.00.
8609 Laelia tenebrosa ‘Taylor Bronze’ AM/AOS x (aurea x ‘Rainforest’ FCC/AOS).
Bc. Angel Lace ‘Perfection’ M8059 Bc. Angel Lace ‘Perfection’. The blooms on this heavily fringed clone have round form that open in shades of cream and mint green and age to a luminous light pink. Lush, dark green foliage on fast growing plants. Fragrant. (Summer) Very Nice 2.5” pots, $16.00.
Cattleya schroderae 8612 Cattleya schroderae ‘Newberry’ x Cattleya schroderae ‘#2’. Rare, Colombian species that is somewhat compact at only 8”-10” tall. Ours are flowering in shades of pink with solid yellow in throat. Very Fragrant. (Spring) 2.5” pots, $16.00.
Laelia perrinii 8744 Laelia perrinii. This species is native to Brazil and is hard to find in cultivation. Our select form has extra wide pink petals and should have a higher bloom count than average. Requires a winter resting period and good air movement at all times. (Fall) 2.5” pots, $16.00.
9687 Brassavola (Rhyncholaelia) glauca ‘Woltman’ x self.
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Laelia tenebrosa ‘Taylor Bronze’
Cattleya leopoldii ‘Mendenhall’
Large growing plants with stunning displays of glossy boldly colored blooms. Mature plants can produce as many as twenty blooms per stem. Very Fragrant with a candy-like scent. (Summer) 3” pots, $18.00.
The species Cattleya bowringiana is considered one of the easiest for beginner growers and this clone is no exception. Bifoliate growths produce showy clusters of deep rosy-lavender blooms. Provide a winter resting period for best results. (Fall) Blooming Size 3” pots, $12.00.
9302 Encyclia (Prosthechea) radiata ‘Jeff’s Select’ AM/AOS x ‘Cole’. Brassavola glauca
M7144 Cattleya leopoldii ‘Mendenhall’ AM/AOS.
M7431 Cattleya bowringiana superba ‘Augusta’ AM/AOS.
A diminutive species native to Mexico and Central America, this prefers warm to hot growing conditions. At least one plant from this grex has received an First Class Certificate. Excellent for mount culture. (Spring) We have Limited Quantities in 2.5” clay pots, $20.00.
An interesting and easy to grow species. Pale green blooms with maroon striping appear from the center of each years new growth. (Spring) Near Blooming Size 2.5” pots, $12.00.
Popular Brazilian species that prefers bright, filtered light and warm temperatures. Large blooms are intensely colored with bronzed petals and contrasting fuchsia trumpets. The foliage on this grex is very long and narrow with a light scattering of purple freckles. (Summer) Large, overgrown 2.5” pots ready for 4” pots, $12.00. (These plants may be sent bare-root due to size).
8393 Cattleya amethystoglossa ‘El Camino’ AM/AOS x self.
Clusters of waxy pink blooms with purple spotting ap-
Encyclia radiata ‘Jeff’s Select’
C. bowringiana superba pear on elegant upright stems. Strong bifoliate grower. (Winter-Spring) 2.5” pots, $16.00. ‘Augusta’ www.carterandholmes.com
C. amethystoglossa
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