Cattleya mendelii 'Best'

May 18, 2024 - Filoli Historic House

Cattleya mendelii 'Best'
species
HCC 78
Exhibited by: Amy and Ken Jacobsen
Photographer: Chaunie Langland

Award 20245285

All awards considered pending until published in the AOS Orchids Plus. Pictures are not the AOS Award photos. Descriptions are subject to revision in final publication.

Measurements in cm.

NS 11.8 NSV 14.8

DSW 2.4 DSL 7.7

PETW 5.3 PETL 8.7

LSW 2.1 LSL 7.5

LIPW 4.2 LIPL 8.7

# flwrs
68 # buds
0 # infl
17

Description: Sixty-eight delicate flowers on 17 up to 23-cm inflorescences; plant immaculate, 95 cm wide by 63 cm tall, grown in bark in a 30-cm plastic bulb pan; sepals narrow, lanceolate, rolled and recurved distally, white blushed lavender; petals full, porrect, recurved distally, undulate margins, white, heavily blushed lavender, midrib white; lip tubular, flaring, undulate distally, white overlaid yellow, veined magenta basally, magenta distal quarter, picotee; column white, anther cap white; substance medium; texture diamond dust; also received award 20245284.

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