Cattleya tenebrosa

[Halloamey]

Interesting photo, good form, but is this the real color, if it is it is awesome !

[zainal abidin]

You have such interesting and beautiful plants! That's one I will be keeping my eye open for, as Cattleyas are becoming a new favorite of mine!

Thanks Carol me too now begin to collect this species.

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Wow!!! Do you know if this was collected or a result of the line breeding that has been going on? That color is gorgeous!

I was told by the vendor it's seed raising from the selected clone that he got a couple of years ago.I'm not that sure their parent was from the wild.

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Interesting photo, good form, but is this the real color, if it is it is awesome !

That is the real color I never use any photo shop to adjust thanks Amey.

[coeruleo]

nice dark flowers! you got a good one. i have tried this orchid a few times now, and always get a really weak plant that died off. this species may be getting a bit 'over cloned' or something in some of the named varieties. i wish there was some new breeding going on. this is such a remarkable orchid.

[catttan]

A very beautiful clone!

[ksriramkumar]

Wow.very interesting color and form. thanks for sharing Dr.zainal

[eorchids]

Beautiful dark form of tenebrosa. Congratulations, Zain.

[zainal abidin]

nice dark flowers! you got a good one. i have tried this orchid a few times now, and always get a really weak plant that died off. this species may be getting a bit 'over cloned' or something in some of the named varieties. i wish there was some new breeding going on. this is such a remarkable orchid.

I have no experience on this species thanks for the info I wish it will very happy under my care and begin to expand further.

[ManilaByNight]

This is one of my dream cattleyas which I have long wanted to have. I had 2 of this previously as small mericlones but they all died. One was even a variety rainforest which is a beuatifu cone. Strange though because most of the other cattleyas I owned and some other seedlings grew well and I didn't have any problems with them. It's just with this particular species. Perhaps I should get a full grown plant instead but it is very rare, if not, difficult (to none) to find this particular species here.

[zainal abidin]

This is one of my dream cattleyas which I have long wanted to have. I had 2 of this previously as small mericlones but they all died. One was even a variety rainforest which is a beuatifu cone. Strange though because most of the other cattleyas I owned and some other seedlings grew well and I didn't have any problems with them. It's just with this particular species. Perhaps I should get a full grown plant instead but it is very rare, if not, difficult (to none) to find this particular species here.

So sad Jojo to hear from your story dont give up plan to get mature plant for the future.

[angel]

You have it all Zainal. You have the best of whatever orchid tribe that would thrive in the tropics.