Cattlaya hybrid

[lanhua]

last few days the weather became very hot, more then 24°C. It's obviously good for my Cattlayas, one of them is flowering sice yesterday. Today already three flowers are ful open.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Stunningly beautiful!! I love the second shot here. The sunlight and the color of the orchid look wonderful. It is starting to get cold here, so I am liking this sunny photo even more.

Cheers,
BD

[jeffrey6115]

The white blotches on the petals. Color break virus? Be careful with this one.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

The white blotches on the petals. Color break virus? Be careful with this one.

Hi Jeff - is that always true or just in some cases? Thanks.

cheers,
BD

[jeffrey6115]

Hi Jeff - is that always true or just in some cases? Thanks.

cheers,
BD

I've not seen a Catt with those harlequin type markings that wasn't. It's definately not a "normal" type marking in the Cattleya family.

[catttan]

I've not seen a Catt with those harlequin type markings that wasn't. It's definately not a "normal" type marking in the Cattleya family.

I'm afraid I have to agree with Jeff.

[Halloamey]

Yes, it resembles mild colour break virus. But I hear it can sometime result from non viral reasons like nutrient/hormone deficiency or overdose. A test is must. I will try an find out an article which pointed out that a certain line of hybrids had this pattern without the virus, due to mottled patterning in one of the parents.

[lanhua]

Amey, thanks and let me know. Should it be an virus, I've remove this plant from my greenhouse soonest.

[Halloamey]

Here is a short reference from the following article by AOS
"In Cattleya plants, flower color break can be caused by ORSV or by drastic changes in temperature, and ORSV-infected Cymbidium can exhibit a mild mosaic that resembles nutrient deficiency."

AOS | Orchid Virus

[Halloamey]

And here is the discussion I was talking about in our own forum !!
http://www.rv-orchidworks.com/orchid...-question.html