Candidate for this month is a Cattleya Oprah Winfrey 'Chadwick' (Cattleya Kittiwake x Cattleya Prism Palette). 

Cattleya Oprah Winfrey was originated by M. Matthews and registered by Chadwick & Son in 2007. This cross has many Cattleya species in the background, including - C. mossiae - 28.9%, C. warscewiczii - 16.2%, C. trianae - 15.6%,  C. dowiana - 15%...

Previous Awards:

There are no AOS award for this cross.

There are no AOS award for Cattleya Kittiwake.

There are 9 AOS award for Cattleya Prism Palette, the latest in 2024.

Description:

The candidate plant has 2 flowers on one 24-cm staked inflorescence. Plant is 55-cm wide by 27-cm tall and growing in 14-cm clear plastic pot in bark mix. 

Flower Measurements:

NS H - 16.4 cm;                   NS V - 18.2 cm;

Dorsal Sep. W - 3.5 cm;    Dorsal Sep. L - 8.5 cm;

Petal W - 7.8 cm;               Petals L - 8.8 cm;

Lat/Sepal W - 3.3 cm;       Lat/Sepal L - 7.8 cm;

Lip/Pouch W - 6.0 cm;     Lip/Pouch L - 9.5 cm.