RHH's photos with the keyword: culminant

This is one of the few hybrids I grow and one of the few Cattleyas I grow. It's a hybrid of Laeliocattleya Culminant and the tiny red species, Sophronitis coccinea and due to the renaming of the species in its background would now be known simply as Cattleya Circle of Life. It is a small plant as Cattleyas go, only 25 cm tall with 7-8 cm flowers, two per growth. It blooms faithfully every winter or spring and is one I raised from a very small seedling.

Slc. stands for Sophrolaeliacattleya a name for a hybrid of three different genera, Sophronitis, Laelia and Cattleya. Since the whole Cattleya alliance has been re-examined and many species renamed, it is now just simply Cattleya Circle of Life. It is a first-bloom seedling that I got in a batch from one of the best hybridizers around and is a large plant (for me), 8-10 inches tall with 4 inch flowers. It is a hybrid of Laeliocattleya Culminant and Sophronitis coccinea for those who are interested. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/12/sophrolaeliocattl...

Here's another shot of Slc. or C. (for Cattleya) Circle of Life. It actually has another flower spike developing with two more flowers. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/12/sophrolaeliocattl...