A comparison of Br. cucullatas

This first plant/flower is what I consider to be the common type. opens up with a white center and yellow/brown tepals.


This one opens up white center but tepals maroon/pink which fade to whitish/yellowish. I will try to get another pic when it first opens.




The last one is my favorite. Normal colors but longer tepals that are wavy.

Very cool species.

Coo coo for cucullatas.

-Ernie

a very impressive species, and having 3 diff. plants of is extra!!!! The last shown is really a special beauty!!!! I have one in bloom that you would consider the normal form (1st) ! Jean

Very nice all of them!!

I've seen these with pink-to-red tips sometimes -- I've heard it has something to do with temperature.

:clap: I'd be happy with any that bloom! :clap:

SlipperFan said:

I've seen these with pink-to-red tips sometimes -- I've heard it has something to do with temperature.

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Maybe so Dot, but the curly petalled one and pink/red turns whitish one hang right beside each other on the same gas pipe over head. the yellow form is at chest level. Look in the background of the 2nd pic, you will see another flower forming. See how dark mauroon it is?

SlipperKing said:

Maybe so Dot, but the curly petalled one and pink/red turns whitish one hang right beside each other on the same gas pipe over head. the yellow form is at chest level. Look in the background of the 2nd pic, you will see another flower forming. See how dark mauroon it is?

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Yes, that's why I'm not so sure about the temperatures. I've seen the same plant bloom, different years, with different color petals. So to what do you attribute this?

I love this species and have two of them along with a Brassavola George Tyler. The flowers smell so nice at night!

Cool comparisons, thanks!

SlipperFan said:

Yes, that's why I'm not so sure about the temperatures. I've seen the same plant bloom, different years, with different color petals. So to what do you attribute this?

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I know from experince the first one, I call common, when grown in lower light levels it will bloom with white and green(ish) flowers but if given strong light/ full sun up to noon you will get these yellow/bronze tepals. So I would say light intensites has a big role in the out come of flower color. I did take a pic of the newest flower last night but didn't have a chance to upload it yet.

That makes sense. Thanks, Rick.

I like both, but the lighter form is really very nice!

Here is the reddish pink form at one day.

This has been one of my favorite species for 30 years