We offer here a variety of Cattleya-alliance crosses that will produce plants of compact stature, some fairly traditional in concept, others, perhaps a bit ‘out there’! But our motto has been that you have to take a few chances to achieve something new and special. We have also brought back a few ‘oldies but goodies’ that have particular merit. Click each listing for more details and click the images for a larger view! Why we love mounted orchids and why you will too! Tips on Growing Mounted Orchids! M1 Cattleya Latona x Myrmecophila albopurpurea Our own unique hybrid that will offer unusual yellow to orange starry flowers with undulating edges on long sprays with purple lips. For lovers of the unusual! cc040$12.00size: mounted seedling Laeliocatanthe Cherokee Star (Just Registered!) Our own newly registered winter blooming hybrid with lots of flowers. We don’t know of another source for purchasing this one at the moment. Sure to be a show stopper specimen! sc002$15.00size: stick mounted seedling Bc. Richard Mueller ‘Newberry’ HCC/AOS x Laelia (Schomburgkia) splendida Much awaited first release of this exciting new hybrid! Tall spikes of curly flowers with intense colors. cc031$12.00size: 2.5 inch pot seedling Encycleyvola Surprise First blooming seedling pictured! Our remake of a hybrid originally registered in 1970 by Bill Osment but never commercially available. Something cool and different in compact cattleya breeding! cc041$12.00size: 3 in. pot seedling Lc. Hsin Buu Lady 'YT' AM/AOS (88 Points) And outstanding new clone that received an 88 point Award of Merit from the American Orchid Society. Quickly forms a multi lead clumps with strong spikes of red flowers twice per year. cc060$18.00size: Stick mounted near blooming size Rhyncattleanthe Hsinying Catherine 'Hachuko' A beautiful semi-alba cattleya scaled down to compact size for modern tastes. Strong upright spikes of full, ruffled flowers in winter with excellent lasting ability. cc063$12.00size: 3 in pot seedling C. Fire Fantasy x Rlc. Toshie Aoki Proven parents should produce large, magnificently colored blooms of exceptional quality in this inspired cross! Plants will stay relatively compact and can bloom twice per year. cc058$12.00size: 3 inch pot seedling Rlc. Little Toshie ‘Golden Fantasy’ x Ctt. Gold Digger ‘Marble Branch’ One of our new efforts to create repeat blooming cluster flowered cattleyas. These will be good growers with beautifully formed, bright flowers! cc038$12.00size: 3 inch pot near blooming size Ctna. Maui Maid 'December Bride' AM/AOS x Rlc. Tzeng-Wen Beauty 'Fantastic' This fantastic pairing will produce compact plants with showy clusters of upright flowers in dramatic color patterns. Fragrance is a good possibility too! One per customer. cc048$18.00size: stick mounted near blooming size seedling C. Jungle Beau x Rlc. Williette Wong 'The Best' AM/AOS Our own cross with exciting potential for magnificent full, repeat blooming, yellow and red flowers on compact plants! cc039$12.00size: 3 in. pot seedling Bsn. Maikai 'Louise' AM/AOS x C. Henrietta Japhet 'Lines' AM/AOS Lovely warm orchid pink blooms abundantly produced on stately strong spikes in winter and perhaps at other times as well. cc045$10.00size: 2.5 in pot seedling Cattleya Royal Walk x Cattleya forbesii And easily grown hybrid that should produce repeat blooming yellow, fragrant flowers using only Cattleya species! cc043$12.00size: 2.5 in pot seedling Lc. Ann Akagi 'H&R' AM/AOS x Mcp. albopurpurea Remaining plants too small to sell just yet - please check back! Here is an interesting pairing that should produce compact plants with long spikes of pink, wavy petal flowers. cc047$12.00size: Small Mounted Seedling Bc. Rustic Spots Easy growing, frequent blooming, compact grower that will produce 7 to 9 long lasting flowers per spike two or more times per year when mature. Limited! cc065$18.00size: 3.5 in pot blooming size © 2005 Marble Branch Farms, All Rights Reserved