Blc. Blue Grotto 'Soft Touch' HCC/AOS

[Candace]

This one is fragrant and is blooming on 2 spikes. A third spike is in bud. It's growing in semi hydro and outgrowing an 8" pot. It's in high light hanging up in the g.h. I just pollinated it with some other 'blue' catts. so we'll see if the crosses take.

 

[biothanasis]

Very very beautiful!!!!! Interesting lip!!!!!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

:clap::clap::clap:
Lovely! Nice photos too.

 

[nikv]

Ooooooh, I just love the blues! Thanks for sharing these gorgeous photos! :rollhappy:

 

[Gilda]

Beautiful Candace !! I enjoy seeing cattleyas...I just don't have the right conditions to grow them !! Good luck on your pollination !

 

[Elena]

Oooh, it's wonderful! :smitten:

 

[Ed M]

Lovely Candace.

Inquisitive minds want to know, with what did you pollinate it?

 

[SlipperFan]

Yay blue Catts -- really pretty, Candace.

 

[Nutz4Paphs]

wow candace! that is a beautiful plant. I hope the pollen takes. That could have some gorgeous offspring!

 

[Candace]

Inquisitive minds want to know, with what did you pollinate it?

With Lc. Mary Elizabeth Bohn 'Royal Flare' AM/AOS that I don't think will take. It may very well be that M.E.B. is good for breeding as a mother only. The pollen didn't look good. So, I'll so the reciprocal later.

And an awarded, blue Canhamiana.

I've got quite a few pods going to the lab in the next few months. And some mother flasks growing out now. So I'll probably have some flasks to sell in the next year.

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap:Quite a show for blooming on 2 spikes!

 

[JeanLux]

wonderful, for the blooms, and great, for the picts!!!! Jean

 

[Bolero]

Extremely pretty!

 

[SlipperFan]

With Lc. Mary Elizabeth Bohn 'Royal Flare' AM/AOS that I don't think will take. It may very well be that M.E.B. is good for breeding as a mother only. The pollen didn't look good. So, I'll so the reciprocal later.

Candace, is you MEB blue also? Bill Porter has one that's a gorgeous blue, but I don't know if that's typical of MEB.

 

[Candace]

Dot, yes it's blue. I suspect he's got the same clone as I do.

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot, yes it's blue. I suspect he's got the same clone as I do.

I don't remember the clonal name of his. I'll have to check next time I go there.

 

[Ron-NY]

lovely show Candace!