Coelogyne Lyme Bay

[blondie]

Hi

As much as i love my slipper orchids I also grow quite a lot of other orchids i grow quite a few Coelogynes and others.

This is one of my favourite Coelogyne Hybrids made by a UK orchid Nursery that i have been dealing with a long time, and know the family.

I first saw this when i was doing my orchid scholorship with the RHS, as a first time flowering seedling 10yrs ago, I managed to kill my and had to wait 10yrs to get a division from the mother plant this year.

Its a primary cross between one of there very dark speciosa and usitana.

I was very surprised when the plant flowered for me with it being a fresh division.

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[SlipperFan]

Sure looks like usitana.

 

[abax]

The contrast between the dark and light is very distinctive.

 

[NYEric]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[blondie]

Luckily is dose not grow to the size of usitana which is nice.

 

[JAB]

Very nice! Looks like my usitana. How big is it?

 

[blondie]

In have never had usitana in flower as mine is a baby.

The flower is roughly the size of speciosa or just over.I don't have the exact measurements for the flower.

The plant isabout the same size as speciosa.