My Cattleya quadricolor 'Elly' AM/AOS which I purchased from Orchids Limited a couple of years ago. The flowers have started to age so I quickly snapped a couple of pictures.
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I have a question to pose to the forum. Many photos I have found on the internet show a lot of fuschia or purple in the lip. On this one there are barely the four colors as referenced in the name of the plant. I realize that when the orchid was first discovered the moniker of 'quadricolor' was perhaps assigned inaccurately. I know that this particular variety is also known as chocoensis as well as candida. Chadwick's website has a very interesting and detailed write up on it. My question is should this particular form be considered an alba of the species?
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I have a question to pose to the forum. Many photos I have found on the internet show a lot of fuschia or purple in the lip. On this one there are barely the four colors as referenced in the name of the plant. I realize that when the orchid was first discovered the moniker of 'quadricolor' was perhaps assigned inaccurately. I know that this particular variety is also known as chocoensis as well as candida. Chadwick's website has a very interesting and detailed write up on it. My question is should this particular form be considered an alba of the species?