The Blc. Mahina Yahiro Ullii AM/AOS was WOW, WOW and WOW when it was first released. It has not only garnered two AOS flower awards, but is also a recipient of a First Class Certificate at the 4th Asia Pacific Orchid Show in addition to garnering Best Cattleya accolades at the 1999 New Otani International Show. The Blc. Mahina Yahiro is a cross between a cotton candy pink Cattleya and a large pink lavender Cattleya. This wonderfully fragrant hybrid is quite small for a cattleya, producing upright growths on a compact footprint rather than being widely spread or “walking” as is the case with many Cattleyas. The B. digbyana in its background really shines through in this hybrid with its large prominent lip, intense fragrance, and robust, compact growth habit. Blc. Mahina Yahiro is a great improvement over both parents—it’s one of our best-selling pink Cattleyas with a Brasso-lip, its flowers reaching 15cm in size with up to two flowers per inflorescence. It blooms twice a ...
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