Hybrid seedling plant in a 75mm pot. Near flowering size.

Slc. Life's Melody

Here we re-made a really good hybrid.  Magic Melody (Lc. Tokyo Magic x Lc. Melody Fair) is a very impressive plant and flower, the blooms are pure white with crimson lips and the lateral sepals have a touch of yellow, the stem is solid easily supporting 5-7 well arranged, large flowers. Circle of Life (Lc. Culminant x Soph. coccinea) is an excellent breeder known for imparting wide, flat petals, good flower shape, and rich red colour.  The flowers of this cross are light yellow with crimson red lips, some have extra accents of colour in the dorsal and lateral sepals.  The shape of the flowers is excellent with wide petals, and there are 3-4 well-presented flowers.

mported Seedling from Sunset Valley Orchids, USA. Picture shows the parent of this cross. The above description was written by Fred Clarke and details the expectation of this hybrid. For information on growing Cattleyas check out our growing page at http://barritaorchids.com/pages/growers-resource-page