Catasetum Orchid 50mm Seedling SVO11145 (Morm. Nitty Gritty 'SVO 2' x Morm. Jumbo Bacia 'SVO Dark Red')

Hybrid seedling plant in a 50mm pot. 

These are deciduous plants in their dormant phase(see photo).

The late-season flowering of Mormodes signals that winter is nearly here, and the bizarre colours, twisted flowers and spicy fragrance are a welcome site now winter has set in. The large flowers of Nitty-Gritty (Exotic Treat x rolfeana) are dark orange and densely spotted with burgundy spots.  Nitty-Gritty is a highly advanced Mormodes hybrid and (unlike the species Mormodes )it’s easy to grow.  Jumbo Bacia (Morm. badia x Morm. uncia) ‘SVO’ is surprisingly floriferous, holding up to 37 dark maroon-red flowers with red lips and the plants produced 2 inflorescences per bulb. The plants of this new hybrid are growing really well and will produce 25-30 fragrant flowers on each of the 2-3 inflorescences per bulb when mature, flower colours will be mostly reds, and some will come out heavily spotted. This is a highly advanced Mormodes hybrid and exhibits hybrid vigour.  These grow just like Catasetums, if you have not tried growing Mormodes this is a great starting point.

Imported Seedling from Sunset Valley Orchids, USA. Picture shows the parent of this cross. The above description was written by Fred Clarke and details the expectation of this hybrid.