Cattleya amethystoglossa flamea

[DrLeslieEe]

One of my favorite Cattleya amethystoglossa just bloomed.

A rare flamea version from the breeding of the famous Caliman lineage. (Almost looks like to have an aurea yellow background)



The flamea marking is smooth and velvety with no spots.

Still looking for a name to call it. Any ideas?

 

[monocotman]

Another rare and stunning clone Leslie! Are you growing this one yourself?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Another rare and stunning clone Leslie! Are you growing this one yourself?

No, this is still in Brazil. I purchased it last year in bloom.

It’s expertly grown and beautifully photographed by my friend Anderson. He’s a much better grower than me.

Hopefully I will get it next year. I can’t ship it now as I want it to hold a pod when it’s sib with another flamea.

 

[Ozpaph]

That will be amazing with a big head of flowers.
Love it.

 

[GuRu]

These flowers are great especially their colouration, Leslie. I'd call it 'Lilac velvet'

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice and rare color variety, but shape is very nice, too.

 

[Guldal]

Oh, ih, ah!

 

[southernbelle]

One of my favorite Cattleya amethystoglossa just bloomed.

A rare flamea version from the breeding of the famous Caliman lineage. (Almost looks like to have an aurea yellow background)

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The flamea marking is smooth and velvety with no spots.

Still looking for a name to call it. Any ideas?

My husband suggests ‘Purple Passion’. My suggestion is ‘Fancy Flamea’ or ‘Velvet Flame’

 

[DrLeslieEe]

My husband suggests ‘Purple Passion’. My suggestion is ‘Fancy Flamea’ or ‘Velvet Flame’

The hubby is slowly entering our orchid world… yayyyy.

 

[terryros]

I suggest “Slapped Cheeks” after a child’s appearance with parvovirus B19!

 

[southernbelle]

The hubby is slowly entering our orchid world… yayyyy.

He's usually pretty good at names of things, but no chance he will enter the orchid world. Although he does tolerate my passion. His is airplanes that cost a lot more, so tolerate he must!! ;-)

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Here are two more from my Brazil collection that just bloomed.

This is the coerulea:



This is from a cross of two different color forms: rubra x coerulea. Might be the gateway plant to get darker blues.



I’ll be crossing these 3 plants in combination to see what I can produce… maybe a dark blue coerulea flamea!!