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Coerulea (blue) Cattleyas

Coerulea or blue Cattleyas are rare and highly desirable. These plants are known for their unique and striking blue flowers. In addition to their beautiful flowers, our coerulea Cattleyas have been bred to be strong, adaptable growers. These are great additions for the discriminating collector.
**** For Spotted Coerulea Cattleyas see the Spotted Cattleya list.

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Coerulea (blue) Cattleyas | Species | Blooming Size 4" Cattleyas

2024

SVO 9622            
C. Interglossa (C. Interglossa 'Aquinii Blue SVO' x C. Interglossa 'Purple Tower' BM/JOGA)

The parents of C. Interglossa are the coerulea color forms of C. intermedia v. aquinii and C. amethystoglossa. The cultivar 'SVO' shows the aquinii influence from the intermedia parent; however, 'Purple Tower' does not, although it was also made with an intermedia v. aquinii. These will be tall plants with large heads of light coerulea flowers and darker blue spots. We expect about 50% to have blue flared petals and blue spotted sepals. These will be very collectable.
3” pots $18   

C. Interglossa 'Aquinii Blue SVO' C. Interglossa 'Purple Tower' BM/JOGA

 

SVO 9968          
C. NEW HYBRID (C. Valentine 'Billy's Blue' HCC/AOS x Lc. Floralia's Azul 'Sandra' AM/AOS)

This coerulea version of Valentine (C. loddigesii x C. warneri) caught our attention at the San Diego County Orchid Society spring who. We especially liked the yellow throat and large flower size. The owner had a division, and we were excited to have it! We have made several hybrids with this plant, and it's a good breeder for flower size and color. The flowers of Floralia's Azul (Lc. Memoria Jack Hayden x C. walkeriana) have good shape, color, and size, and the plant is just 8” tall. Like Valentine, this plant also flowers in early spring. In our blue breeding program, one area of focus has been large flowers on small plants. This cross will continue that theme.  These will bloom in March, early for most blues. The flowers will be large in relation to the plant stature, and the 3-4 flowers will be well presented on strong stems.
3” pots $18

C. Valentine 'Billy's Blue' HCC/AOS Lc. Floralia's Azul 'Sandra' AM/AOS

 

SVO 9970            
Lc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N' x Lc. Blue Design 'Huge Blue')

Large blue flowers on small plants is exactly what this cross will deliver! Mini Purple is well-known as a quality breeder, and this 4N cultivar has made some great hybrids. Blue Design (Lc. Cornelia x C. Tahoe Rose) has 5” flowers on a plant just 7” tall, and the dark blue lip is fantastic. These will be 6” tall plants with 4-5” wide flowers in coerulea with shapely dark blue lips and lots of personality.
3” pots $18

Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N' Lc. Blue Design 'Huge Blue'

 

SVO 10003          
C. Classic (C. walkeriana f. coerulea 'Wenzel's Son' x C. violacea f. coerulea 'Blue Bayou')

Here is a new twist on Classic - coerulea colored flowers! Stocky plants will bloom with 4-6 flowers. 'Blue Bayou' has an impressive 9 flowers on an inflorescence, and 'Wenzel's Son' is a vigorous grower. A great combination!
3” pots $18

C. walkeriana f. coerulea 'Wenzel's Son' C. violacea f. coerulea 'Blue Bayou'

 

SVO 10151
Lc. NEW HYBRID (C. Indigo Valentine 'Blueness' x Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea 4N')

Indigo Valentine (Lc. Indigo Love x C. Valentine) has 5” flowers with superb, large, dark-blue lips, and the plants stand just over 8” tall. The Mini Purple (C. walkeriana x L. pumila) is a tetraploid mutation found among a group of clones flowered in Japan. It was a real standout, with larger flowers, wide segments, and heavy substance. This will be a mini-Catt and have large flowers compared to the plant size. The wide petals and sepals will be a light coerulea color with a dark blue lip. Plants will flower twice a year. A great blue mini-Catt!
3” pots $18

C. Indigo Valentine 'Blueness' Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N'

 

SVO 10323          
Lc. Ronald Fonseca (Lc. Cornelia 'Floralia' x Lc. Moonlight Dream 'SVO Moonlight Kiss' AM/AOS)

Cornelia (C. labiata x L. pumila) 'Floralia' is of Brazilian origin and has excellent color plus a large flower almost 6” across on a plant only 8” tall!  Moonlight Dream (C. intermedia f. aquinii coerulea 'x Lc. Love Knot) has great blue flares on the petals. We made this cross a few years back, and it produced excellent results. Flowers had a light coerulea color with dark blue flares on the petals and full shaped dark blue lips. A really nice flared blue hybrid!
3” pots $18

Lc. Cornelia 'Floralia' Lc. Moonlight Dream 'SVO Moonlight Kiss' AM/AOS

 

SVO 10352          
Lc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea 4n' x C. mossiae f. coerulea '4n')

Large well-formed coerulea flowers on small plants are the goal here. The Mini Purple (C. walkeriana x L. pumila) parent is a tetraploid mutation found in a large group of clones flowered in Japan. It was a real standout, with heavier substance and larger flowers with wide segments. The plant stands 5” tall and blooms twice a year. C. mossiae '4n' has large 6.5” flowers of good shape and color, and the plant produces 4-5 blooms on strong stems in early May. I have high expectations for this cross. Mini Purple is known to flatten flower form, and mossiae gives large flower and dictates bloom period. With this cross, we are looking forward to seeing 3-4 large flowers on compact, robust plants in May. This is a great and very promising cross!
3” pots $18

Lc. Mini Purple 'Coerulea '4N' C. mossiae f. coerulea '4n'

 

SVO 10415
Lc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Floralia's Azul 'Sandra' AM/AOS x L. lundii f. coerulea)

In our blue breeding program, one key focal area has been large flowers on small plants. The flowers of Floralia's Azul (Lc. Memoria Jack Hayden x C. walkeriana) have good shape, color, and size, and the plants are just 8” tall. L. lundii is a really small plant with a proportionally small flower. Hybrids like this have never been made before, so how cool is this cross?  We are expecting 6” plants carrying 2” wide flowers with ruffled lips, all in coerulea.
3” pots $18

Lc. Floralia's Azul 'Sandra' AM/AOS L. lundii f. coerulea

 


2023

SVO 9528       
Lc. NEW HYBRID (Lc. Indigo Valentine 'Indigo Valentine' x Lc. Indigo Love 'Blue Friday')

Indigo Valentine (Lc. Indigo Love x C. Valentine) has large 5” flowers with superb, large, dark-blue lips. Plants stand just over 8” tall. Lc. Indigo Love (Indigo Dawn x Love Knot) is a mini-Catt cross that benefits from the influence of C. walkeriana and L. pumila. It also capitalizes on the large flower size of the standard grandparent Cattleya species, C. warneri and C. warscewiczii. This grex will have good coerulea color, with the 3-4 flowers being flat (from the Love Knot), well-shaped and presented nicely on good stems. Flowers will be large in relation to the plant size, and I expect twice-a-year blooming.
3” pots $16

Lc. Indigo Valentine 'Indigo Valentine' Lc. Indigo Love 'Blue Friday'

 

 

 

 

** Some pictures are representative of the cross and not actual parents.

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