Cattleya lawrenceana flamea ‘Flying Dragons’

[DrLeslieEe]

I finally bloomed this lovely species! Warm all year long with medium light. Another sheath shows tiny buds, so very excited !

NS 12.5 cm.

 

[LO69]

Beautiful view Leslie! I'm not lucky with lawrenceana, she definetely wants warm temps to thrive.
Love the painting of Cat. maxima, I own several orchid paintings of the beginning of xx century and would like to show you my favourite one.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Beautiful view Leslie! I'm not lucky with lawrenceana, she definetely wants warm temps to thrive.
Love the painting of Cat. maxima, I own several orchid paintings of the beginning of xx century and would like to show you my favourite one.

Yes keep them in warmest part of your growing area in winter, around 18C minimum.

That’s a really beautiful painting. Is it coccinea? Who is it by?

 

[monocotman]

Lovely thing Leslie! Strong colours.
Apropos of this unusual species, Have you seen this semi alba that Steve Christofferson is offering at the moment? I would barely have recognised it as this species.
https://picclick.com/Cattleya-lawrenceana-semi-alba-LAKE-SHASTA-orchid-RARE-FORM-194893472084.html

 

[dodidoki]

Congrats.Very nicely colored flowers.IMHO it is not the easiest cattleya species.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Lovely thing Leslie! Strong colours.
Apropos of this unusual species, Have you seen this semi alba that Steve Christofferson is offering at the moment? I would barely have recognised it as this species.
https://picclick.com/Cattleya-lawrenceana-semi-alba-LAKE-SHASTA-orchid-RARE-FORM-194893472084.html

I did see this and loved it.

There is a little controversy regarding this one as such a strong lip color doesn’t exist in nature or in lawrenceana lines in Venezuela.

I am investigating this further from my contact with Steven.

 

[monocotman]

Thanks Leslie. To me it hasn’t the look of a pure lawrenceana .

PS the lueddies are starting up. It’s exciting! Coerulea venosa has opened and ‘mariauxi‘ and ‘ splash labio solido’ are out of the sheaths.

 

[My Green Pets]

Gorgeous color... and i really love the narrow tube !

 

[LO69]

Yes keep them in warmest part of your growing area in winter, around 18C minimum.

That’s a really beautiful painting. Is it coccinea? Who is it by?

Yes Leslie, it's coccinea.
I attach a picture where you can read the name of the artist.

 

[LO69]

I just found out that it's older than I thought, 1840 ca

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I just found out that it's older than I thought, 1840 ca

Wow that’s antique! A treasure indeed.

 

[dodidoki]

Lovely thing Leslie! Strong colours.
Apropos of this unusual species, Have you seen this semi alba that Steve Christofferson is offering at the moment? I would barely have recognised it as this species.
https://picclick.com/Cattleya-lawrenceana-semi-alba-LAKE-SHASTA-orchid-RARE-FORM-194893472084.html

Very nice but it is doubtful to me if it is straight lawrenceana. Throat is not right for lawrenceana.

 

[Ozpaph]

bold colour

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Another sheath just opened its flowers. Looks slightly fuller and darker. Let’s see in a few days if different from previous blooms 2 months ago.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Stunning. That lip looks like an actual trumpet.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Stunning. That lip looks like an actual trumpet.

It does, doesn’t it?

 

[GuRu]

..........That lip looks like an actual trumpet.

Indeed, but the best is her colour.....a velvet purple/magenta. Great !

 

[monocotman]

Nice! Do you think it’s flowering to its full potential?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Nice! Do you think it’s flowering to its full potential?

I don’t think so. Indoors is an issue. I’ve seen ones with over 10 flowers per spike,

 

[abax]

Aside from wonderful color, that's a good dorsal that shows that Catt. nicely.