Phred
Well-Known Member
This is a very controversial plant for sure. Awarded first as a walkeriana then the AOS later decided it was the hybrid Snow Blind. They changed the name and transferred the award and now lists it as Cattleya Snow Blind ‘Kenny’ FCC/AOS. I’m not sure how they came up with Snow Blind science it was supposedly a cross between Pendentive and a walker named Hunabu.
Even today It’s still controversial. Just about everyone that sells them, both mericlones and divisions, sells them as walkeriana ‘Kenny’. Not long ago a very well know commercial grower/breeder told me that there was a Japanese study done in the last couple years or so that proved genetically that ‘Kenny’ is pure walkeriana. I haven’t found the study yet but continue looking from time to time. Either way it’s a great plant and is definitely worth growing.![94637BD7-CBC2-4875-854D-386049CD181D.jpeg 94637BD7-CBC2-4875-854D-386049CD181D.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/20/20148-cf7b295330277bcc172f4024ebf1e194.jpg)
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Even today It’s still controversial. Just about everyone that sells them, both mericlones and divisions, sells them as walkeriana ‘Kenny’. Not long ago a very well know commercial grower/breeder told me that there was a Japanese study done in the last couple years or so that proved genetically that ‘Kenny’ is pure walkeriana. I haven’t found the study yet but continue looking from time to time. Either way it’s a great plant and is definitely worth growing.
![94637BD7-CBC2-4875-854D-386049CD181D.jpeg 94637BD7-CBC2-4875-854D-386049CD181D.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/20/20148-cf7b295330277bcc172f4024ebf1e194.jpg)
![AFBB2AD2-91D7-4278-BF39-E47BE93B42FD.jpeg AFBB2AD2-91D7-4278-BF39-E47BE93B42FD.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/20/20149-2b33d75d9b35a140f6c75a0fb2a83636.jpg)
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