Name:	Cattleytonia. Why Not 'Comet' x Ctna. Why Not 'Radiance'	Seed parent1:	Cattleya aurantiaca
Date acquired:	13 March 2004	Pollen parent:	Broughtonia sanguinea
Source:	Orchids by Hausermann	Season:	Winter
Container:	6" clay pot	Climate:	Intermediate

14 March 2004




18 December 2004

3 June 2005

I picked up this little red gem of a Ctna. Why Not 'Comet' x Ctna. Why Not 'Radiance' from Orchids by Hausermann in the spring of 2004, since I always seem to be short on bright red flowers on my plants.  It was overgrown in the little three inch pot that it came in, not to mention having more than one lead flowering.  It's a miniature hybrid, which makes for a relatively short plant with clusters of 1 1/4" flowers.  It flowered in the wintertime and is now flowering again this spring.

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References:
(1)  International Orchid Register: www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registration_orchids.asp