I found Carlos Antonio Akselrud de Gouveia posting re Cattleya XVenosa very interesting >We have in Rio de Janeiro C. xvenosa = C. forbesii x. C. harrisoniana, >and you find xvenosa very close to forbesii (only with some color >difference) and xvenosa almost harrisoniana (some labelum difference), >depending of how close they are of forbesii or harrisoniana population. My question to Carlos is : Some plants sold as Cattleya forbesii that I have seen have pink in the throat of the lip/labellum. In my opinion these are not true C forbesii but rather linebred Cattley Venosa. What do you think? Keep well and kind regards Mike
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