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Hi ! Welcome to my blog on orchids and landscape design. I have been growing various type of orchids along the balcony of my high-rise apartment since 2004. My favorite orchid genus of all times are Bulbophyllum, Onicidium as well as Cattleya alliances. I love bulbophyllum for their exotic form and intricate 'movable lip'. Although I have been growing orchids with little success, due to the lack of sufficient sunlight and low humidity, as well as strong wind which prevail at my growing area, I still try to find the right types of orchids for my flat through trial and error. Occassionally, my orchids have surprised me with unexpected bloom that would make my day! Beside orchids, I also enjoyed strolling in public gardens and parks, and at the same time looking at the landscape design intent. In my blog, I'll be sharing with you, photographs of orchids that I adore and as well as interesting parks that I have ventured. I hope you will enjoy these photos too and please feel free to leave some comments or thoughts. Thank you for viewing my photo blog.
Showing posts with label Cattleya Alliance Hybrids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cattleya Alliance Hybrids. Show all posts

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Brassocattleya Wonder Star (B. nodosa x Bc. Morning Glory)

Brassocattleya Wonder Star
First registered: 6/6/2001
Parentage: Brassavola nodosa x Brassocattleya Morning Glory
Section: Cattleys Alliances Hybrids

This attractive orchid hybrid, Bc. Wonder Star has been made by backcrossing Brassavola nodosa into Brassocattleya Morning Glory. See below:

Brassocattleya Wonder Star = Brassavola nodosaBrassocattleya Morning Glory

Brassocattleya Morning Glory = Brassavola nodosa x Cattleya purpurata

A tiny ant poising with the flower.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Brassocattleya Morning Glory (B. nodosa x C. purpurata)

Bc. Morning Glory is an attractive intergeneric orchid primary hybrid including the genera Brassavola and Cattleya.

Brassocattleya Morning Glory 
First registered: 1958
Parentage: Brassavola nodosa x Cattleya purpurata
Section: Cattleys Alliances Hybrids

This beautiful orchid hybrid has inherited its large starry-shaped flower form and delicate margenta-veined lip from Catteya purpurata; the improved rounded heart-shaped lip from one of its parent, Brassavola nodosa.

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Brassavola nodosa is a warm-hot lowland growing species, native to Mexico and Central America. Each medium sized psuedobulb with 15-20 cm long sub-terete leaf is capable of producing between 1- 6 whitish flowers with a spread between around 7.5 -10 cm. The flowers only emit its citrus fragrance after the nightfall, hence give rise the common name, 'Lady of the Night'.