Purpurata season begins

[monocotman]

This has a name tag which reads tipo rosada ‘Brazil’. The nomenclature of the different colour forms of purpurata is complex and not always agreed upon but it does appear to be ‘tipo’ or typical. Not sure about the rosada bit.
It’s a clone from Hilmar Bauch and he may have used it in breeding. He would have imported this from Brazil.
It’s always been the first clone of this species to flower. It’s amazing just how quickly it blooms once the buds break through the sheath. It’s maybe a week. This is its second year of blooming and the flowers are much better than last year.
It is also my tallest clone, being 60cm from pot surface to the tip of the leaf.

David

 

[Ozpaph]

Lovely lip (and lovely flowering trees!)

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Good blooming.

Rosada is light pink on the white petals. So likely fits this one best. If the pink was darker, it may be classified as flamea.

 

[Carmella.carey]

Beautiful David, is that Magnolia 'Star Wars' in the background?
Patrick

 

[LadySlipper]

Beautiful. How does it smell?

 

[monocotman]

Patrick,
no its a form of soulangeana , maybe rustica rubra, not too sure. The good thing is that it flowers later in the year. Every new shoot has a terminal bud which flowers.