Enc alata

[Ron-NY]

2 foot spike 25 flowers and buds...heavenly fragrance!

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice one, Ron. Great lip.

 

[JeanLux]

Very nice!! mine just finished blooming and is starting new growths. I find it hard to capture the right colors of the flowers!! Jean

 

[goldenrose]

AHHH stop teasing me! :clap::clap:

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Gorgeous! And 25 flowers and buds. Awesome. Even if she's not a bulbo. :rollhappy:

Joanne

 

[Ron-NY]

I always look forward to this one blooming! It takes close to 2 months to bloom from the point I notice a spike until flowering. The fragrance is close to the fragrance of honey....yummmm

 

[JeanLux]

Ron, here a pict. of my alata for comparison! Jean

 

[Ron-NY]

Jean...are you sure on the ID??? The brown reticulated tepals remind me of Encyclia fowliei but the lip and laterals do not...I suspect it is not alata though but definitely a stunning species, very showy!!!! I bet it is one of the Brazilian species.

 

[JeanLux]

Jean...are you sure on the ID??? The brown reticulated tepals remind me of Encyclia fowliei but the lip and laterals do not...I suspect it is not alata though but definitely a stunning species, very showy!!!! I bet it is one of the Brazilian species.

You see, I was referring to the tag of the plant (once again), but of course , looking at other alata picts on the web, yours is alata, and mine ? . there are so many Encyclia species!! I became suspicious because mine is not fragrant at all!! Jean

 

[Ron-NY]

I have many plants that have not bloomed out to be what the tag said. Sometime that is for the good, sometimes it is a disappointment. I have a couple of rare species due to this situation. What ever species yours is, it is quite stunning!!!

 

[SlipperFan]

I don't think it's alata, either. But it is wonderful!