A seedling from the cross sold by the Fischer’s between the clones Dark Splendour and Spectacular. It is labelled tetraploid.
It has been quite a slow and steady grower and this is its first proper flowering.
Last year, although it flowered for the first time, it was recovering from the trip from the USA and the flowers were tiny.
There may well be some way to go with this one. The bulbs are still quite thin.
This year I moved the plant from the south window to the east as I read that there were happy with less light than many cattleya species.
This flower is all about the glowing lip. I am not sure I’ve captured it in the sun. Too much contrast. I will try again when it’s cloudy.
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David
It has been quite a slow and steady grower and this is its first proper flowering.
Last year, although it flowered for the first time, it was recovering from the trip from the USA and the flowers were tiny.
There may well be some way to go with this one. The bulbs are still quite thin.
This year I moved the plant from the south window to the east as I read that there were happy with less light than many cattleya species.
This flower is all about the glowing lip. I am not sure I’ve captured it in the sun. Too much contrast. I will try again when it’s cloudy.
![2279F72F-089C-45F8-B0CB-F2137CC5DE90.jpeg 2279F72F-089C-45F8-B0CB-F2137CC5DE90.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/27/27110-60b23379488ea876449723da2e0a666c.jpg)
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David