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Lovely! My huge semi alba is also just opening!

That’s truly a stunning plant! You must be very proud David, congratulations.

Terry, I’d never thought of that! Jerry never mentioned it but it’s certainly worth a try. He finds it works wonders on seedlings. David

Yes, exactly the same.

This is the most advanced clone and it was the first one to flower at the very beginning of this thread. After I had repotted them all, I noticed that the new growths were quite a bit paler than the older ones. To counteract this I’m using an old trick from the Fischers, concentrated foliar...

Good luck with finding that clone! Steve Christofferson or the Chadwick’s might have it.

Eric, I’ve 25 plants of lovely Lynne and only plan on keeping the best four or five when they’ve flowered this coming autumn….

Lovely blooms! Is this form quite rare?

Oh wow, just stunning!

Tom, See this thread. https://www.slippertalk.com/threads/phrag-lovely-lynne-4n-x-sib-blooming-thread.55856/

Some are in large grodan and others small. We will see how this pans out. Aquatic pots seem to work well with phrags.

My lovely Lynne siblings are all in five inch aquatic pots. The netting sides give added access to air.

That works for me. Trays are also great for seedlings. The only problem is the space that they take up.

Another cattleya that is loving life in the grow room. This clone had not flowered for at least a couple of years but now, with the second growth in the new room, we have two large growths each with flowers or buds. They’re large flowers with a good scent and nice brush marks on the petals. The...

Cute and very a very rare colour!