Cattleya gigas Hector

[dodidoki]

Only one, but huge flower.View attachment IMG_20230608_141319.jpg View attachment IMG_20230608_141330.jpg

 

[GuRu]

Lovely flower, Istvan. As far as I know is C. gigas synonym to Cattleya warscewiczii.

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[dodidoki]

Lovely flower, Istvan. As far as I know is C. gigas synonym to Cattleya warscewiczii.

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Yes, write gigas is much easier.

 

[monocotman]

Stunning lip!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Very nice so far. Is fully mature yet? I think petals/sepals get more pink?

 

[terryros]

I am surprised by the configuration. The petals are wider and more closed than most of the awarded warscewiczii I can look at on Orchids Pro. I can believe the lip has some warscewiczii characteristics. I don’t see that ’Hector’ was AOS awarded but maybe it is an older cultivar RHS awarded? Do you know the background of this plant?

 

[dodidoki]

I am surprised by the configuration. The petals are wider and more closed than most of the awarded warscewiczii I can look at on Orchids Pro. I can believe the lip has some warscewiczii characteristics. I don’t see that ’Hector’ was AOS awarded but maybe it is an older cultivar RHS awarded? Do you know the background of this plant?

Thank you. I don t no about award for this clone, I only know that it is an AWZ selection clone.

 

[Ozpaph]

wonderful lip

 

[Guldal]

Only one, but huge flower

... and very beautiful, indeed!

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice so far. Is fully mature yet? I think petals/sepals get more pink?

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Few days later

 

[KateL]

Only one, but huge flower.View attachment 40965 View attachment 40966

Wow - I love it!

 

[My Green Pets]

Amazing, can you measure it?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

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Few days later

Now you can see the nice normal tipo lavender coloration of the warscewiczii, slightly darker at the tips.

Based on AOS and OrchidWiz, this cultivar has no awards yet. These days you need at least thee 17 cm+ flowers per inflorescence to be considered.

 

[dodidoki]

Amazing, can you measure it?

I did, 19,5 cm...

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I did, 19,5 cm...

That’s pretty big… in my experience one flower usually is 2-3 cm bigger than when there’s 3. Do you find that too?

Maybe next year when stronger can get more flowers?

 

[dodidoki]

That’s pretty big… in my experience one flower usually is 2-3 cm bigger than when there’s 3. Do you find that too?

Maybe next year when stronger can get more flowers?

Honestly this is the first time when this species blooms at me so i have no experience with relation between size and number of flowers. I hope i will have next time.