Potinara Twenty Four Carat growing in full sun

This Cattleya alliance hybrid is growing and thriving under a degree of sun exposure that  would burn most orchids of its genus to a crisp.  Not only that, it is blooming at the height of the local dry season, when cloudless skies mean many hours of intense tropical sun exposure.  The plant is growing in a palm tree in an area near the town of Isabela, Puerto Rico.  The place is also quite windy, so this plant has to deal with very high light levels and warm drying winds.  And yet it is doing well and blooming wonderfully.

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Duh's Papaya

Photographed at the Ponce orchid society show, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Potinara Free Love "Sunburst'

A hybrid of the Cattleya group.  Photographed at the Christmas meeting of the Orquidistas de Puerto Rico.  Lovely colors.  The plant is owned by Edwin Alberto Perez of E. Orchids.

Potinara San Damiano x Cattleya Chocolate Drop

A nice hybrid, larger than the Cattleya Chocolate Drop parent and with a pleasing red orange color.  Seen at the 2012 Mayaguez Orchid Society annual show.

Potinara Shin Shang Diamond 'Tai Young'

Seen at the 2012 Mayaguez Orchid society annual show.  Althought the flowers are relatively small their bright color makes them stand out.

Potinara Creation 'Summer Choice'

This orchid was photographed at the 2012 Mayaguez Orchid Show, at the Mayaguez Mall.  The plant is relatively small and the flowers are medium sized for a Cattleya hybrid.  However the combination of delicate hues on the petals and the bright color of the lip was very eye catching.