Cattleya Adrienne de Wavrin (coerulea): maxima 'True Blue' x warscewiczii 'Fernbrook'

[terryros]

First bloom of my plant from an Orchids Limited cross.


Adrienne de Wavrin was RHS registered in 1906. I know nothing about RHS awards but there has only been one registered progeny of Adrienne de Wavrin, so it has not been well regarded as a parent.

There is only one AOS award (an HCC) for Adrienne de Wavrin (an alba) given to Plato Mathews in 2016 on a plant with three flowers with strong warscewiczii influence. Waldors had a now-sold-out new cross of alba Adrienne de Wavrin, but I haven’t seen pictures of the results.

Orchids Limited flowered their first coerulea Adrienne de Wavrin and it is shown in the following link:

Cattleya Adrienne de Wavrin (coerulea parents) (maxima var. coerulea 'True Blue' x warscewiczii var. coerulea 'Fernbrook')

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I think their flower has strong warscewiczii influence, whereas my flower more resembles maxima. I think the coloration of my flower is a good coerulea “gray-purple”.

I would have preferred more warscewiczii influence in my flower, but perhaps a more mature plant will produce multiple flowers and be attractive. If not, I don’t think I will keep it.

 

[monocotman]

Terry, I agree. It’s interesting but nothing more.

 

[Ozpaph]

delicately coloured

 

[NEslipper]

I like the light grey, and that it’s very uniform, almost concolor-esque.

 

[southernbelle]

Color is so uniform it’s almost mesmerizing to me. I don’t have any real experience with C. warsz. having killed a couple so am not familiar with the cross but I’d give it another bloom.

 

[terryros]

Color is so uniform it’s almost mesmerizing to me. I don’t have any real experience with C. warsz. having killed a couple so am not familiar with the cross but I’d give it another bloom.

Made the decision today to get rid of the plant. Even with substantial improvement the configuration is not going to be great and I honestly don’t like the very grey purple. I guess I don’t really like true coerulea! I needed the space for other plants that are getting larger. A good example of being honest about a mediocre plant. Cut your loss and don’t invest more time and effort.

 

[southernbelle]

Sometimes you just gotta make the hard decisions.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Made the decision today to get rid of the plant. Even with substantial improvement the configuration is not going to be great and I honestly don’t like the very grey purple. I guess I don’t really like true coerulea! I needed the space for other plants that are getting larger. A good example of being honest about a mediocre plant. Cut your loss and don’t invest more time and effort.

Just breathe and carry on .