JeanLux
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I have this Cattleya aclandiae plant since 2000. Last year it first bloomed, and this year's bloom is yet larger. Unfortunately, the tepals have tendency to curl backwards after some days. It has a light fragrance. Jean
Cattleya acclandiae
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biothanasis
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Jean, this is very beautiful....!!!!!!!
SlipperFan
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Nice contrast in color and value.
Rick
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This one is very dark Jean. This one and schileriana are my favorite Catts.
I have been trying to figure out the curling lip and petal thing on mine too. I have not bloomed acladia yet, but I have bloomed schileriana for a few years in a row. I got both of the species from Ed M. I don't think they are divisions from the same plant, but I think they are all from the same batches of sib crosses (per the respective species), so genetically they should be pretty similar. Ed's (both species) consistently bloom with flawless flat flowers (of coarse!!!), but my schilleriana only has nice full lips about 25% of the time. Mine tends to have a higher flower count per spike, but also blooms only on every other growth, while his blooms on almost every growth.
I think I tend to grow mine brighter and hotter (plus it's mounted and not potted like most of Ed's). I believe he does have at least one acladia mounted though. Sometimes the leaves on mine get very dark purple. I used to think that was just a response to high light and heat conditions, but now I'm thinking that it may be a response to inadequate phosphorus support.
I'm going to try pushing some more phosphorus into mine to see if it produces better flowers.
I have been trying to figure out the curling lip and petal thing on mine too. I have not bloomed acladia yet, but I have bloomed schileriana for a few years in a row. I got both of the species from Ed M. I don't think they are divisions from the same plant, but I think they are all from the same batches of sib crosses (per the respective species), so genetically they should be pretty similar. Ed's (both species) consistently bloom with flawless flat flowers (of coarse!!!), but my schilleriana only has nice full lips about 25% of the time. Mine tends to have a higher flower count per spike, but also blooms only on every other growth, while his blooms on almost every growth.
I think I tend to grow mine brighter and hotter (plus it's mounted and not potted like most of Ed's). I believe he does have at least one acladia mounted though. Sometimes the leaves on mine get very dark purple. I used to think that was just a response to high light and heat conditions, but now I'm thinking that it may be a response to inadequate phosphorus support.
I'm going to try pushing some more phosphorus into mine to see if it produces better flowers.
JeanLux
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I shot this picture today. My Lady Acland's Cattleya is going to flower a 2nd time this year, 2 blooms!!! Jean
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Elena
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Good job, Jean! 
The colour contrast is gorgeous.
The colour contrast is gorgeous.
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biothanasis
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Congrats! Your plant must be very happy!!!
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goldenrose
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Such a neat species!!!
Yoyo_Jo
Catt's Meow
Lovely blooms - love the colors. :clap:
JeanLux
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here 2 more pictures showing that, with the opening of the flower, the great lip display fades!! Jean
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TADD
Rootless Wonder
Do you grow this mounted? Beautiful flowers, my favorite.... Ours are so tiny righ tnow.
JeanLux
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Yes, I mounted the youngster on cork 2 months after I got it in 2000. I think that it is happy growing in a lot of sun! Jean
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goldenrose
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I don't think the lip fades! There's more attraction with those spotted petals!
Tadd - a local GH pretty much sells them strictly mounted, which to me, says it's the way to go!
Tadd - a local GH pretty much sells them strictly mounted, which to me, says it's the way to go!
TADD
Rootless Wonder
We have ours mounted just very small.....
