Cattleya labiata coerulea ‘Blue Balls’

[DrLeslieEe]

Likely the best bloom this plant has achieved (in DBryan’s GH). Almost 15.5 cm , round, flat and blue! Too bad it won’t last for judging 3 weeks from now ,(.

This form is considered ‘ceniza’ type meaning that the petals and sepals are also bluish (vs true coerulea which has white sepals and petals).

 

[GuRu]

Leslie, this is a real beauty.

 

[Guldal]

Gorgeous, Leslie!

As you know, I'm only a newbie, when it comes to Catts, but hasn't it a remarkably and exceptional good form for a labiata (Nice stance of the dorsal, no 'flabbiness' in the petals, etc.)?!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Gorgeous, Leslie!

As you know, I'm only a newbie, when it comes to Catts, but hasn't it a remarkably and exceptional good form for a labiata (Nice stance of the dorsal, no 'flabbiness' in the petals, etc.)?!

Yes it does Jens. Good observations. That’s why I think it’s award quality.

 

[tomp]

Gorgeous, Leslie!

As you know, I'm only a newbie, when it comes to Catts, but hasn't it a remarkably and exceptional good form for a labiata (Nice stance of the dorsal, no 'flabbiness' in the petals, etc.)?!

Jens,
”flabbiness” that’s an interesting term. Say more please….
Leslie,
is flabbiness an official judging term?

 

[Ozpaph]

very pretty flower

 

[monocotman]

Again perfection from one of Leslie’s plants!

 

[abax]

I like "flabbiness". I will now replace flabbiness for floppy. Genius Jens! ;v)

 

[dodidoki]

Great flowers!!!!

 

[eds]

Flabby over here tends to refer to the soft fatty parts of a person or other thing, so might not be the best term for such delicate plant parts as a Cattleya dorsal!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

What an unfortunate name for such a lovely flower!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Jens,
”flabbiness” that’s an interesting term. Say more please….
Leslie,
is flabbiness an official judging term?

Haha no… more of a body tissue description lolzzz.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

What an unfortunate name for such a lovely flower!

Since it’s the only plant in the world, I can easily change to ‘Blue Bells’ when it’s awarded for the sake of modesty lol.

 

[tomp]

Since it’s the only plant in the world, I can easily change to ‘Blue Bells’ when it’s awarded for the sake of modesty lol.

Leslie
Please consider doing so. It is a really lovely flower and
a lovely flower deserves a lovely name.
An ugly flower, well that’s another matter.
Just sayin…

 

[Guldal]

Jens,
”flabbiness” that’s an interesting term. Say more please….
Leslie,
is flabbiness an official judging term?

Tom, I think, I (erroneously) took it from the British 'flabby' - soft, loose, fleshy, unfirm...but now realizes, that this is one of the cases, where my limitations as a non-native speaker painfully show! It ought, of course, to have been 'floppiness' (whether now that is an official judging term or not)!

 

[tnyr5]

Since it’s the only plant in the world, I can easily change to ‘Blue Bells’ when it’s awarded for the sake of modesty lol.

Don't you dare!

 

[Ozpaph]

change is good

 

[tnyr5]

Nonsense! Those stuffy old tw**s at judging need a good jolt!