trianae

Awarded today at the Toronto AOS monthly judging with an 80 point AM with 5 large flowers around the plant like ‘pink pearls’ (thus the name). What’s striking to me is the two toned color shade differences in the sepals versus the petals. A plant I’ve had for over 15 years, grown beautifully...

A nice surprise with an AM of 80 points from the AOS at the Toronto SOOS show today. With very intense large flares (and pincelada on some of the petals), the flowers (4 of them) made a very bold statement of ‘Look at Me!’ ☺️. A division from the esteem Francisco Villegas of Colombia, grown...

The most colorful trianae in my collection. Peeking from behind the leaves lol. I will try to cross it with my bicolor peloric trianae (below). Let’s hope they get along well and play nice lol,

Finally fully stretched to NS 15.5 cm. Hard to really pinpoint coerulea until you see it side by side with the lavender of the jenmanii. The flamea is considered pincelada because it it like small brush strokes rather than a full splash of petals.

Our team awarded these two beautiful cattleya species I thought ST cattleya fans might enjoy to see. Cattleya trianae (var rosada) AM 83 points What’s special is that the flower open a white semialba and turns rosada (pinkish) after a few days. One spike was white and other matured spike...

Thought I’d share some of the lovely trianaes from the Bogota show in Colombia that I went to judge. Though some were nominated, none were awarded due to flower ‘injuries’. Next time though! This showcase shows the high level of this species being grown from Colombia (natural and bred). Enjoy!

Another one came to bloom.. not as nice form as #1 but thick substance: NS 13 cm

Are you all sitting down? Get a coffee or a nice wine and lounge on a nice chair. And let me know what you think of this: My Brazilian friend and fantastic grower Anderson just sent me a pic of my trianae coerulea flamea that shocked me at the beauty. I was speechless! At 13 cm and only one...

A surprise blooming from this cultivar under the care of David B. from my Redlands import last October. The shape isn’t the best now as it is still establishing. I used the pollen on a full shaped trianae ‘Cashen’s’ FCC/AOS, hoping to get rounder flameas. Cashen’s is a proven parent for round...

I was fortunate as team captain to help award this stunning and huge flower get an FCC of 90 points at the Cali show here in Colombia. At a massive size of 15.5 cm with four flowers on one inflorescence, it commanded presence! The lineage is from Cashen’s x Mary Fennell, which is infamous...

This plant likes to bloom out of season sometimes. This time 3 months earlier than the trianae season! NS 14 cm. A beautifully colored pink (of various shades) flower with a nice shape. Like a Georgia O’Keefe painting.

Happy New Year to everyone around the world! Panda heralded in the new year here in Toronto with opening it’s first two (of four buds). Bright fuschia around the eyes! And a dual tone light pink to sepals. A division from Wakayama Orchids nursery. NS 13.5 cm. More pics when all open...

One of the rarer color forms of this species. The blue flamea markings are quite large and deep in color. Will be useful in future breeding for this type. Plant arrived November about 4 months ago, rooted and bloomed (upside down lol). Still not as strong yet to reach potential flower form...

Another of my pelorics just opened. A division from Brazil. Comes from F3 peloric line breeding. Flowers are soft and velvety, with contrasting light pink sepals against the dark lavender petals and lips. Reminds me of the Empress of Mercury hybrids from way back. Also love the thin margin...

One of my best trianaes just opened. Probably the best peloric in the world with overlapping petals mimicking the lip. Stunning deep lavender and gold color 'eyes' with velvety texture. Huge at 15.5 cm. A line bred from the original trianae peloric 'Lia' found in the jungle that sold for $25K...

Another classic white of days long gone. Part of my heirloom collection. One of the first to be discovered in the jungle (as the story goes). Huge pure white flowers measuring almost 7 inches (approximately 18 cm). This year is its first bloom after a setback. It can reach 9 inches (approx 23...

Bright and cheerful. Good grower with multi leads...

I received this plant about 4 years ago from Taiwan and it is finally blooming with one (me with sad face) flower. Large petals and good smooth pink color. I think I’ll call her Cotton Candy LoL. Lip wonky from opening behind leaves while I was away. I’ll be more prepared next time. NS =...

I was pleasantly surprised when these flowers opened with such wild colour patterns. The petals mimicked the lip (thus the peloric variety), making the yellow flares look like eyes. And to think it came from a line breeding of the rare trianae peloric ‘Lia’ (was sold for USD$20,000 when it was...