I do not have a problem with no names. I have plenty of them. There is no register of names where for example 'Crownfox' is kept. 'Crownfox' is like 'Carmela' and is informally reserved. Most orchid nurseries are pretty good with orchid names and this one has probably got mangled in communication. There are 112 benching cards from the last OS meeting on this desk and a high proportion of the names are incorrect. The only time species names get to be registered is when the plant is awarded. Example Cattleya intermedia var. orlata 'Crownfox' AM/AOS (In the AOS register of awarded orchids). There are plenty of varieties of orlata about. Looks like is not good enough in naming orchids. If your orchid is not exactly the same as the one in post one, You should just write Cattleya intermedia var. orlata on the tag. Another clone; This post was edited by arthurm on Thu, May 29, 14 at 21:45

That is a terrific collection and they are all fantastic plants Arthur. Catt intermedia is a very important plant in hybridising as you probably know. It's great to see them all and reminds me of what I'm missing.

It took 11 days more for these 2 flowers to open. The mounted for the first time had one less flower and progressively got behind in time to the potted one. The potted intermedia also had bigger flowers and bigger leaves. Had I not grown the 2 side by side I would have been very pleased with the mounted one. I still like the mount but now I know this plant in the methods I use to grow prefers potted. It may be true for you but I'm guessing different climates and cultures could get different results. Anyway you do it intermedia is a Catt worth having...

Another orlata plant. First bloom