Cattleya Gold Digger,variation in colour from division.
 

A friend of mine gave me a plant,Cattleya Gold Digger.His & mine are
divisions from the same plant.His plant has more colouring in the throat
,were mine is plain with a few speckles.Why is this?Conditions?

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Thanks Keith,England,UK.

keith ;-) wrote:
A friend of mine gave me a plant,Cattleya Gold Digger.His & mine are
divisions from the same plant.His plant has more colouring in the throat
,were mine is plain with a few speckles.Why is this?Conditions?


Lc. Gold Digger (Lc. Red Gold x C. Warpaint) actually...

Most likely conditions. It isn't at all uncommon for flowers to be
slightly different in different years or in different collections.

As an example, I have about 100 Sc. Crystelle Smith 'B&K Orchids" which
bloom out different shades of pink/lavendar, even grown on the same
bench. In this case I think it is just a plant that is hypersensitive
to the environment, and the color is greatly affected by the environment
when the bud is developing.


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Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit

Thanks for the info rob,I like to have the name tags right,also find it
interesting to know the crosses.

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Thanks Keith,England,UK.
"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
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keith ;-) wrote:
A friend of mine gave me a plant,Cattleya Gold Digger.His & mine are
divisions from the same plant.His plant has more colouring in the throat
,were mine is plain with a few speckles.Why is this?Conditions?


Lc. Gold Digger (Lc. Red Gold x C. Warpaint) actually...

Most likely conditions. It isn't at all uncommon for flowers to be
slightly different in different years or in different collections.

As an example, I have about 100 Sc. Crystelle Smith 'B&K Orchids" which
bloom out different shades of pink/lavendar, even grown on the same
bench. In this case I think it is just a plant that is hypersensitive
to the environment, and the color is greatly affected by the environment
when the bud is developing.


--
Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit