I thought I had two plants in bloom, but when I removed the plant from
the bench, found out that the blooms were on the same plant. One bloom
sheath opened with white petals and an intense fuchsia lip, the other
bloom opened with chartreuse petals and fuchsia lip. It surprised me
because the blooms opened about 5 days apart in the order I described.


There was a marked differencein the color of the blooms, even though
the markings were the same. The orchid is a cattleya hybrid (BLC),
from seeds, not a meristem. I forgot to write down the name of the
cross at the time, will record the name when I photograph the
chartreuse bloom, I photographed the white before giving it to my son.


Does this happen very often, and what can cause this? Should I be
concerned that the colors were that different in the same blooming
season?

Nancy

Wow !

VERY COOL

If you've ever dealt with unflasking and compotting, it's entirely possible
to pot 2 small seedlings from a cross in the same pot without realizing it.
The blooming you describe is then entirely feasible and understandable. The
2 siblings can grow so close and intertwined you'd swear they were the same
plant. That's my guess.
Gary

"Nancy G." wrote in message
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I thought I had two plants in bloom, but when I removed the plant from
the bench, found out that the blooms were on the same plant. One bloom
sheath opened with white petals and an intense fuchsia lip, the other
bloom opened with chartreuse petals and fuchsia lip. It surprised me
because the blooms opened about 5 days apart in the order I described.


There was a marked differencein the color of the blooms, even though
the markings were the same. The orchid is a cattleya hybrid (BLC),
from seeds, not a meristem. I forgot to write down the name of the
cross at the time, will record the name when I photograph the
chartreuse bloom, I photographed the white before giving it to my son.


Does this happen very often, and what can cause this? Should I be
concerned that the colors were that different in the same blooming
season?

Nancy

I really don't think that is the answer, however I will look closely at
the plant to verify. I bought the plant as a seedling in a 2 1/2" pot
in 1997, transplanted into 4" pots, then transplanted / divided into a
6" pot last year, possibly year before. I will get name and the
pictures of the other blooms to post both sets of blooms on the web.

Thank you,

Nancy

Here's my guess. Maybe you can tell me I'm not right but.... I bet that
by the end of the week, all the flowers will have white petals and the
chartreuse will be gone. Is there any chance that the first flowers
passed through the chartreuse stage before you noticed them?

Steve





Nancy G. wrote:
I thought I had two plants in bloom, but when I removed the plant from
the bench, found out that the blooms were on the same plant. One bloom
sheath opened with white petals and an intense fuchsia lip, the other
bloom opened with chartreuse petals and fuchsia lip. It surprised me
because the blooms opened about 5 days apart in the order I described.


There was a marked differencein the color of the blooms, even though
the markings were the same. The orchid is a cattleya hybrid (BLC),
from seeds, not a meristem. I forgot to write down the name of the
cross at the time, will record the name when I photograph the
chartreuse bloom, I photographed the white before giving it to my son.


Does this happen very often, and what can cause this? Should I be
concerned that the colors were that different in the same blooming
season?

Nancy

The 'green' catts often change colors as the flowers mature. Or, it
could be a cultural thing. I have certain plants that have different
colored flowers depending on I'm not sure what. Slc. Crystelle Smith is
one, the flower color is quite variable, from pink to lavendar,
sometimes on the same inflorescence. I think it is temperature
dependent, or perhaps light, and the color depends on exactly what the
very small bud received in development. I know that a lot of phrags
(mainly besseae hybrids) are quite sensitive to temperature during
flower development, and this can greatly influence the amount of red
color in the final flower.

Cool though!

Rob


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Thanks, I was going to try to write that ... Kenni

"V_coerulea" wrote in message
...
If you've ever dealt with unflasking and compotting, it's entirely
possible to pot 2 small seedlings from a cross in the same pot without
realizing it. The blooming you describe is then entirely feasible and
understandable. The 2 siblings can grow so close and intertwined you'd
swear they were the same plant. That's my guess.
Gary

"Nancy G." wrote in message
oups.com...
I thought I had two plants in bloom, but when I removed the plant from
the bench, found out that the blooms were on the same plant. One bloom
sheath opened with white petals and an intense fuchsia lip, the other
bloom opened with chartreuse petals and fuchsia lip. It surprised me
because the blooms opened about 5 days apart in the order I described.


There was a marked differencein the color of the blooms, even though
the markings were the same. The orchid is a cattleya hybrid (BLC),
from seeds, not a meristem. I forgot to write down the name of the
cross at the time, will record the name when I photograph the
chartreuse bloom, I photographed the white before giving it to my son.


Does this happen very often, and what can cause this? Should I be
concerned that the colors were that different in the same blooming
season?

Nancy

Steve wrote:
Here's my guess. Maybe you can tell me I'm not right but.... I bet that
by the end of the week, all the flowers will have white petals and the
chartreuse will be gone. Is there any chance that the first flowers
passed through the chartreuse stage before you noticed them?


Okay, went in to look at the plants, and Steve, you were right. The
second pair of blooms were white with fuchsia lip. The first two
blooms seemed to take forever to open, and probably had time to turn
white before fully opened. The second opened while the weather was
clear and warmer in my growing room and probably opened faster.

Thanks,

Nancy

Nancy G. wrote:
Steve wrote:

Here's my guess. Maybe you can tell me I'm not right but.... I bet that
by the end of the week, all the flowers will have white petals and the
chartreuse will be gone. Is there any chance that the first flowers
passed through the chartreuse stage before you noticed them?



Okay, went in to look at the plants, and Steve, you were right. The
second pair of blooms were white with fuchsia lip. The first two
blooms seemed to take forever to open, and probably had time to turn
white before fully opened. The second opened while the weather was
clear and warmer in my growing room and probably opened faster.

Thanks,

Nancy


Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaah! ;-)

I think Yoo should add a picture to your message for more interesting

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@gardenbanter.co.uk says...
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