Cattleya bowringiana coerulea 'Willowpond' x Cattleya Leoloddiglossa coerulea 'Exotic Orchids'

Cattleya Newberry Bluebird (registration pending)

Cattleya bowringiana coerulea 'Willowpond' x Cattleya Leoloddiglossa coerulea 'Exotic Orchids'

Picture of first bloom seedling shared by Carlos Ayala

(parent plants pictured)

What we have here is a perfect combination of the blue forms of bowringiana, leopoldii, loddigesii and amethystoglossa.  Tall, elegant bifoliate grower with clusters of flowers in various shades of light blue.  Some seedlings will carry the spots of the second parent.

These like a bit of a dry spell after growths have matured for the year.

Well established plants in 2.5" pots.  We expect these to be flowering size in 2 years or less.