Cattleya jenmanii fm. coerulea

[DrLeslieEe]

Blooming for the 2nd time in 6 months, jenmaniis are very floriferous, making two flowering growths a year if happy.

This one produced larger flowers in the fall, with the cool nights elongating the floral parts and allowing more blue pigments to colasce.

Huge at NS = 17 cm!!

 

[Ozpaph]

pretty

 

[Duck Slipper]

Good job...awesome that it blooms twice a year! Duck

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Thanks all. Cattleyas used to dominate my collection. Now it's slippers LOL.

 

[tomkalina]

Beautiful clone, and happy with your growing conditions if it's blooming twice a year. Fragrant?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Yes it is fragrant. Sorry about the late reply lol.

Just wanted to post another coerulea I have from John M. Did not get award today either . Maybe when it gets larger.

Presenting Cattleya jenmanii coerulea ‘Charlie’:

 

[monocotman]

Very pretty Leslie! How is the fragrance?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Very pretty Leslie! How is the fragrance?

Very strong sweet fragrance.

 

[GuRu]

Leslie, I like both of them. Lovely ones.

Thanks all. Cattleyas used to dominate my collection. Now it's slippers LOL.

Did something special occure to switch from Cattleyas to Slippers or did it happen step by step because you grew older and wiser ?

 

[tomp]

Leslie, I like both of them. Lovely ones.

Did something special occure to switch from Cattleyas to Slippers or did it happen step by step because you grew older and wiser ?

Wiser? Hmmmm…

 

[GuRu]

Wiser? Hmmmm…

Tom, Psssst I was only joking.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Leslie, I like both of them. Lovely ones.

Did something special occure to switch from Cattleyas to Slippers or did it happen step by step because you grew older and wiser ?

No wisdom was involved lol. More to do with exposure hehe.

The switch was insidious due to myself meeting Alexej, Hanajima, Dave Sorokowsky and Sam Tsui in my judging travels. The brainwash was inevitable.

And then to top it off, Hung Sheng appeared in my life lol.

 

[tomp]

No wisdom was involved lol. More to do with exposure hehe.

The switch was insidious due to myself meeting Alexej, Hanajima, Dave Sorokowsky and Sam Tsui in my judging travels. The brainwash was inevitable.

And then to top it off, Hung Sheng appeared in my life lol.

Leslie, EXPOSURE! That certainly explains how one gets sucked in to this hobby/habit black hole. Eehaa..what a ride.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Leslie, EXPOSURE! That certainly explains how one gets sucked in to this hobby/habit black hole. Eehaa..what a ride.

The best ride ever, down the rabbit hole with no exits lol.

 

[Carmella.carey]

Yes it is fragrant. Sorry about the late reply lol.

Just wanted to post another coerulea I have from John M. Did not get award today either . Maybe when it gets larger.

Presenting Cattleya jenmanii coerulea ‘Charlie’:

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This one is absolutely stunning, breathtaking, fantastic and beautiful I absolutely love the colour 'Charlie' must be my favorite variety of this species and will now be hunting for it.
Thanks for sharing Leslie,
Patrick

 

[NEslipper]

Beautiful!

 

[BrucherT]

No wisdom was involved lol. More to do with exposure hehe.

The switch was insidious due to myself meeting Alexej, Hanajima, Dave Sorokowsky and Sam Tsui in my judging travels. The brainwash was inevitable.

And then to top it off, Hung Sheng appeared in my life lol.

Sam grows amazing Cattleya as well!

 

[dodidoki]

Great flower, at first sight i thought it is warneri.