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Cattleya Valda × L. briegeri, open-pollinated, in vitro

Cattleya Valda × L. briegeri, open-pollinated, in vitro

Each OrchiPack contains 4 plants. 

12,50€ - 12,50€
12,50€
12,50€ - 12,50€
12,50€

incl. German VAT plus shipping costs
For cross-border deliveries, the rules of the respective EU country apply.

Delivery time:

DE: 2-3 business days (weather permitting)
EU: 3-5 business days (weather permitting)

This image is for illustrative purposes only. The actual plant may differ in shape and color from the image. Plants are shipped without flowers.

Description

Cattleya Valda × L. briegeri, open-pollinated, in vitro

Name: Cattleya Valda × Laelia briegeri
Etymology: Cattleya (named in honor of British orchid collector William Cattley); Valda (the registered name of the hybrid Cattleya cross); Laelia (named after the Roman Vestal Virgin Laelia); briegeri (named in honor of German-Brazilian botanist and geneticist Friedrich Gustav Brieger).
Origin / Distribution: Cultivar. The parent species and ancestors involved originate primarily from the Neotropical regions of South America (particularly the mountainous rocky and forested regions of Brazil).
Location / Habitat: Epiphytic to lithophytic. After deflasking, requires temperate to warm conditions, a very bright location with plenty of indirect light (protect from strong midday sun), humidity of around 60–80%, and continuous, good air circulation.
Description & Notes: This attractive cross combines the large-flowered elegance and substance of the classic hybrid Cattleya Valda with the excellent qualities of the Brazilian rupicolous (rock-dwelling) species Laelia briegeri (syn. Cattleya briegeri). Laelia briegeri passes on its compact, sturdy growth habit, bright yellow flower colors, and remarkably firm floral tissues. Cattleya Valda, in turn, contributes fullness, more voluminous flower forms, and a broad color range. The seedlings promise compact to medium-sized plants, expected to produce floriferous inflorescences with long-lasting, waxy, firm flowers in warm yellow, orange, or pastel shades. After deflasking, they are ideally suited to growing in small pots with very airy, fast-drying bark substrate.

In vitro culture: You will receive a flask containing 4 young plants. The plants are generally already large enough to be deflasked. After opening, carefully remove all the nutrient medium from the roots with lukewarm water and pot the young plants in fine, very airy bark with a little sphagnum. For the first few weeks, we recommend high humidity, warm to intermediate conditions, and bright but sheltered light with good air movement. Initially, keep the substrate evenly and lightly moist; only gradually increase light intensity and allow the substrate to dry out more between waterings once the plants are well established.