Thursday, March 8, 2012
Potinara Martha Clarke x Sophrocattleya Beaufort
This is an unregistered and unnamed hybrid of Potinara Martha Clarke and Sophrocattleya Beaufort, and, yes, I know that the names have changed but I can neither get used to or remember them. Under the old system of names this would be a Potinara, a combination of four genera, Cattleya, Sophronitis, Laelia, and Brassavola, but beautiful by any name. The plant is very small, heavily influenced by its Sophronitis background, 5-6 inches. The flowers are small, also, 2 inches across, somewhat smaller than one would have expected from this cross.
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Cute little plant, Ron.
ReplyDeleteI think the Potinara is now a Rhyncattleyanthe [Cattleya x Guarianthe x Rhyncholaelia](!)
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=139844
and the other parent is now a straight Cattleya http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=70485
I also can't find a registered cross from these parents, although it would (at least for the time being...) still be a Rhyncattleyanthe. :)
Thanks for the info, James. I can't keep up with the new names, especially in the Cattleya and Oncidium alliances and just continue to use the old names. I've found that a lot of others do to. Thanks for looking and commenting.
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