100mm Cattleya Orchid Seedling SVO10172 (Pot. Little Toshie 'Gold Country' AM/AOS x Slc. Circle of Life 'Mesmerize' AM/AOS)

Hybrid seedling plant in a 100mm pot. Near flowering size. Cross made by Fred Clarke, Sunset Valley Orchids, USA. Picture shows the parent of this cross. The following description was written by Fred and details the expectation of this hybrid. 

Pot.  Mark's Valentine. This is a good cross with a reliable twice-a-year blooming habit. The flowers have a very attractive shape and come in shades of red with darker red lips. Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea) needs little introduction, and the cultivar 'Mesmerize’ has particularly nice flowers. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’ (Sc. Beaufort x Blc. Toshie Aoki) is the best cultivar of this delightful grex. It flowers 2-3 times a year with superb, flat, bright yellow flowers and dark red lips. Hybrids in this style of breeding result in excellent progeny, and every plant produces good flowers. Great-looking plants with lots of vigour - these are really nice!

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