[Ellen]

There are so many lavender catts, both species and hybrids, that all look similar that there's no way anyone could ID yours from a photo. It's beautiful, though, so just enjoy it!

Just as a caution to those who care about their orchids' pedigrees (and we all do, sooner or later, if we keep growing them), avoid buying NoID plants, and make sure that all plants' tags stay in their pots and are replaced if they start disintegrating or becoming illegible. When you have 10 orchids, you may think you will remember all the details, but once those have multiplied exponentially, as they often do, you will probably not remember every individual in your collection.

Part of the fun of growing orchids is relating their ancestry with what they turn out to be - looking at genetics in action. I believe the plant that Jerry shows, Blc Golden Tang, is related to one that I have blooming now, Pot Hoku Gem through a common ancestor (Bl Richard Mueller) that changes color. The Hoku gem flowers start out dark red and gradually change to orange, then yellow. By the end it looks like a different orchid!