Catasetum Orchid 75mm Seedling SVO10710 (Cl. warczewitzii 'SVO'x Ctsm. Orchidglade 'Davey Ranches' AM/AOS)

Hybrid seedling plant in a 75mm pot. Clo. White Magic

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

This hybrid was in my collection in the early 1990’s. One plant with icy green flowers and the other with pure white blooms. I’m not sure what happened to those plants, but after all these years, I haven’t forgotten about them. When I realized both parents were in flower, it had to be re-made.   Cl. warczewitzii has a small, light green flower with darker green stripes. Plants bloom in early winter, and the flowers have a pleasant lemony scent. Ctsm. Orchidglade (pileatum x expansum) has a large flower with a huge lip in light yellow with scattered red spots. Expect full-shaped flowers in light green to white, and a few may be spotted as well. Clowesetums have many good traits:  long flower life, multiple spiking habit, good form, and pleasant fragrance. This grex should be excellent, and there’s a distinct possibility that some plants will have pure white flowers, and all will be fragrant.

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.