In fact, it may be the finest Cymbidium of any color that you
will ever find!
Bold statement? Definitely.
So what makes Eaglewood ‘Kana’ so
special?
Exceptional color
Kana’s vibrant green flower is outstanding. In orchids, many different varieties may
bloom a given color, say red or green, but it is the quality of that color that
makes a variety truly exceptional.
Compared to other Cymbidiums, Eaglewood ‘Kana’s luminous green is on
another level. It is the best you will
ever find.
High flower count
Kana’s large flowers open up nicely (rather than staying
cuppy, as some Cym flowers tend to do).
The flowers are bold and substantive, and hence last a long time. Even better, the color does not fade as the
bloom grows older.
Presentation
Some Cymbidiums have inflorescences with smaller flowers,
giving the flower spike a sparse look.
Other types suffer from having too many flowers on a spike, giving it an
overly crowded appearance. Kana strikes
the perfect balance with large flowers that fill the whole spike evenly.
On top of that, the flowers face outwards in all directions,
so that any viewing angle is a good one!
Easy to grow and a reliable
bloomer
Some orchids are just fussy.
Eaglewood ‘Kana’ is not. It’s
easy to grow, and blooms reliably in the early winter. Its green and red flower is perfect for the
Christmas season, too!
Rare
It’s always nice to have something that isn’t EVERYWHERE,
like Phalaenopsis these days. A rare orchid
makes a collection stand out, even if you’re the only one who knows it’s rare. To my knowledge, only one other (non-online) vendor has these plants in the US, so I am very pleased to offer these to the Orchid Nation of the Internet.
History
Eaglewood was registered back in 1981, so it is not a recent
cross. Sometime thereafter, a Japanese
grower named Takaki acquired a large number of seedlings from this cross and
bloomed out an exceptional cultivar, which he named ‘Kana’. (At some point, a mutation occurred in ‘Kana’ which resulted in a flower that had a white feathered edge. Sometimes these are called "Splash" or “Flash”. The plants I’m offering are not this variety, although I wish I had some!)