Cattleya warneri coerulea

[DrLeslieEe]

A winter blooming unifoliate Cattleya species with massive 20 cm (8 inches) blooms.

The petals are so big and heavy the midrib bends to the gravity, giving it a soft droopy look. On a smaller bloom in previous years, this droop was a lot less. But alas, is size or form better? That is the question.

A selfing of Cattleya warneri coerulea 'Do Suzuki AM/AOS (18.2 NS).

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Ooops can an administrator move this post to 'other orchid' section? My bad.

 

[abax]

Very harmonious colors and very upright dorsal as well. Excellent.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Very harmonious colors and very upright dorsal as well. Excellent.

Thanks Abax. The upright dorsal saved the flower form lol.

 

[Ozpaph]

Very nice. Like the maxima print, too. Who is the artist?

 

[Linus_Cello]

There’s a certain grace to the curving petals. Can you post a pic of the smaller flower from the previous bloom?

 

[dodidoki]

Leslie, extermely nice.Fortunately I found this post among paphiopedilums.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Very nice. Like the maxima print, too. Who is the artist?

It's one of Angela Mirro's prints that was previously owned by Glen Decker, from whom I got it from few years ago. I think this print was touched up by hand by the artist herself for Glen.

 

[BrucherT]

A winter blooming unifoliate Cattleya species with massive 20 cm (8 inches) blooms.

The petals are so big and heavy the midrib bends to the gravity, giving it a soft droopy look. On a smaller bloom in previous years, this droop was a lot less. But alas, is size or form better? That is the question.

A selfing of Cattleya warneri coerulea 'Do Suzuki AM/AOS (18.2 NS).

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You cannot — can NOT — complain about this big juicy girl who’s come to entertain you in Canadian February. I won’t have it.

 

[monocotman]

Very nice! Excellent colour,
David

 

[Guldal]

[A]las, is size or form better?

Some of us, epicureans, actually, do loooove both - and not only, when it comes to flowers!
With the saving grace of that upright dorsal your flower, indeed, is sporting the best of both worlds!

 

[Ozpaph]

Its a lovely print, thank-you.

 

[Don I]

Beautiful flower and print.
Don

 

[GuRu]

Leslie, that's a lovely flower, saying this even when the thread is in the wrong section. Lol

Some of us, epicureans, actually, do loooove both - and not only, when it comes to flowers!

Jens, size isn't all......so I prefer a better form first - and not only when it comes to flowers.