C. skinneri `Waldor' AM/AOS 5" Pot Cattleya Species Orchid

Cattleya skinneri 'Waldor' AM/AOS

Award-Winning Lavender Cattleya Species Orchid

Bring a piece of Waldor Orchids' award-winning collection into your own greenhouse!

Cattleya skinneri 'Waldor' AM/AOS is a beautiful lavender-flowered selection of this popular spring-blooming Cattleya species. This offering is a mericlone of our original awarded cultivar, allowing collectors to grow a plant propagated from the very selection recognized by the American Orchid Society.

An Award-Winning Waldor Orchid

On April 20, 2005, Cattleya skinneri 'Waldor' received an 83-point Award of Merit (AM/AOS) at the Mid-Atlantic Center Monthly Judging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

At the time of judging, the plant displayed an impressive 20 large, well-formed flowers on three inflorescences, with five additional buds developing on two more inflorescences.

The AOS judges described the flowers as having beautiful lavender sepals and petals, complemented by a cream-colored lip with slightly ruffled, bright lavender edges and a deep lavender throat. The flowers were also noted for their sparkling texture.

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Cattleya skinneri

• Cultivar: 'Waldor' AM/AOS

• Flower Color: Lavender with a cream and lavender lip

• Pot Size: 5 inches

• Plant Size: Blooming Size

• Blooming Season: Spring

• Propagation: Mericlone

• AOS Award: 83-point AM/AOS, April 20, 2005

• AOS Award Number: 20050342

A Special Addition to Your Collection

What makes this Cattleya special is its documented award history and connection to Waldor Orchids. Rather than purchasing an unnamed lavender Cattleya skinneri, you are acquiring a mericlone of a selected and awarded cultivar with a recorded history of beautiful flowers and an impressive floral display.

Whether you are expanding a collection of Cattleya species or looking for an awarded orchid with a story behind it, Cattleya skinneri 'Waldor' AM/AOS is a wonderful choice.

Plants are sold in 5-inch pots at blooming size. The flower count and description above refer to the original plant at the 2005 AOS judging and do not represent a guaranteed flower count for the plant being purchased.