South Coast Orchid Society

Kay Francis Photo Archive:
Laeliocattleya Hybrids

Kay Francis Photo Gallery: Lc. Bonanza 'Case Card'

Parentage: Lc. Cavalese × C. Prospector
Current nomenclature: C. Bonanza (Bracey)


Kay had trouble spelling Bonanza, frequently rendering it Bonzano etc. Like many growers in the 1950's and '60's, she found an unnamed seedling that turned out very well! The cultivar 'Case Card' was one parent of Kay's awarded Blc. Memoria Crispin Rosales 'Linda Vista', so it was likely in the collections of one or more of the nurseries that Kay frequented.