Presenting the Jewel of my Cattleya Collection.
Huge flower (17.5 cm NS) with good flat shape and great flamea markings. I received the AM 80 point award in 2016… was 15.4 cm then… need to upgrade lol. Enjoy!
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The valid name is wallisii and eldorado a synonym. But I and many collectors still prefer eldorado, a name that confers its preciousness, and the myths and legends connected to the Aztec gold.
The only plant I would save in a fire FYI
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Huge flower (17.5 cm NS) with good flat shape and great flamea markings. I received the AM 80 point award in 2016… was 15.4 cm then… need to upgrade lol. Enjoy!
![AD66A769-9C26-47E8-B886-7919022A8265.jpeg AD66A769-9C26-47E8-B886-7919022A8265.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/27/27283-5402db4aa6ef023975cee644f482b7d6.jpg)
![ACA2519A-B699-469F-B1FC-12C91BAD75F3.jpeg ACA2519A-B699-469F-B1FC-12C91BAD75F3.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/27/27284-f7510afa7aee92d5a49cd1bfcd9bfeb8.jpg)
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The valid name is wallisii and eldorado a synonym. But I and many collectors still prefer eldorado, a name that confers its preciousness, and the myths and legends connected to the Aztec gold.
The only plant I would save in a fire FYI
![Face with tears of joy :joy: 😂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png)