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Cattleya Alliance: Potinara Hoku Gem
Cattleya Alliance: Potinara Hoku Gem
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🌺 Potinara Hoku Gem – A Radiant Jewel in Bloom 🌺
Compact, colorful, and full of character.
Potinara Hoku Gem is a brilliant hybrid that brings together the best qualities of Cattleya alliance orchids into a compact, floriferous package. This charming miniature dazzles with clusters of vibrant orange to reddish-orange blooms, often with a golden throat or lip that adds extra warmth and glow. Despite its small size, this orchid makes a big impression with both color and presence—perfect for windowsill growers or those with limited space.
🌸 Bloom Features:
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Bright, fiery blooms in shades of red-orange with a sunny yellow or gold lip.
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Multiple flowers per spike, forming eye-catching clusters.
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Compact growth habit, ideal for home growing or smaller setups.
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Light fragrance, depending on growing conditions.
🪴 Cultivation Tips:
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Light: Bright, indirect light (similar to Cattleya conditions). East or south-facing windows are ideal.
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Temperature: Intermediate to warm (60–85°F / 16–29°C).
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Humidity: Prefers 50–70% with good air circulation.
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Watering: Water when nearly dry—avoid keeping the roots constantly wet. Slight drying between waterings encourages blooming.
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Potting Medium: Use a well-draining orchid mix (medium bark with perlite or charcoal).
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Fertilizer: Apply a balanced orchid fertilizer every two weeks during active growth.
🌿 Why Grow Hoku Gem?
This hybrid is known for being easy to grow, quick to bloom, and rewarding with vivid color and neat form. Potinara Hoku Gem is an excellent choice for beginners and seasoned growers alike who want reliable performance and brilliant display without taking up too much space.
This is a blooming bareroot division in a 3" to 4" pot newly repotted about 1 to 2 years to blooms, grown from seed, limited.
