I don't know how to find the right catagory for ths Orchid.

@Australis

@BigBill

It is a Cattleya orchid. Mini Catts is the popular term now given to smaller and more colorful hybrids.
It is Potinara Eye Candy 'Sweet Sensation'. Sweet Sensation is the clonal name.

There are several images of it posted in out data base.

Orchid (Rhyncattleanthe Eye Candy 'Sweet Sensation')

Indeed, after the DNA people got involved!

Maybe this one? Orchid (Rhyncattleanthe Eye Candy 'Sweet Sensation') Potinara is a synonym.




edited to say ... don't mind me, I missed a few earlier posts.

Well that is not the case here. Potinara, the ending "ara" signifies 4 different genera are involved in the hybrid. Cattleya, Rhyncholaelia, Sophronitis and Guarianthae.
Sophronitis came into play because the species coccinea is in the background! But those DNA freaks decided that Sophronitis coccinea is correctly Cattleya coccinea! BUT since the 'ara' means 4 genera, it no longer has 4 genera.
I believe the proper genus now is Rhyncattleanthe. But I am going to check.
Yes that's right. But now there is only three genera involved Cattleya, Guarianthae and Rhyncholaelia. So no more Potinara.
Guarianthae is a newer genus now for Central American Cattleyas like Cattleya aurantiaca, now Guarianthae aurantiaca. Now to really confuse you the Brassavola that was used in Potinara is now a newer genus Rhyncholaelia.
My head hurts now! I am so confused that I am no where sure that what I said is true.
Oh Jack, Jack Daniels. Come over here!!! Tennessee Whisky, sing it Chris!!

Most times our judging software makes those distinctions but it still is hard to keep track of!
I often wish that we could unwind all of this nonsense and go back 20 years.

Thank you everyone.

BigBill said: Well that is not the case here. Potinara, the ending "ara" signifies 4 different genera are involved in the hybrid. Cattleya, Rhyncholaelia, Sophronitis and Guarianthae.
Sophronitis came into play because the species coccinea is in the background! But those DNA freaks decided that Sophronitis coccinea is correctly Cattleya coccinea! BUT since the 'ara' means 4 genera, it no longer has 4 genera.
I believe the proper genus now is Rhyncattleanthe. But I am going to check.
Yes that's right. But now there is only three genera involved Cattleya, Guarianthae and Rhyncholaelia. So no more Potinara.
Guarianthae is a newer genus now for Central American Cattleyas like Cattleya aurantiaca, now Guarianthae aurantiaca. Now to really confuse you the Brassavola that was used in Potinara is now a newer genus Rhyncholaelia.
My head hurts now! I am so confused that I am no where sure that what I said is true.
Oh Jack, Jack Daniels. Come over here!!! Tennessee Whisky, sing it Chris!!

Most times our judging software makes those distinctions but it still is hard to keep track of!
I often wish that we could unwind all of this nonsense and go back 20 years.

Thank you BigBill, I hope that Jack showed up for the headache I caused. I'm a photographer and I try to share the picture here because people are always asking me "What kind of flower is that?"...I just say a very pretty one. Posting them here I can help them find what they want and if it will do well in the area I live. When I tried to list this Orchid I tried every combination on the tag and it kept coming up that there wasn't one. Rhyncholaelia wasn't even on the tag. Thanks again.

My pleasure.

dawiz1753 said: Sweet Sensation') When I tried to list this Orchid I tried every combination on the tag and it kept coming up that there wasn't one. Rhyncholaelia wasn't even on the tag. Thanks again.

It comes up with just 'Sweet Sensation' in the search.