Cattleya mossiae coerulea 'SVO' x Cattleya lawrenceana coerulea 'Pedrito'

I bought this Cattleya in may 2011. Vendor told me it would make a good specimen in good time and now I see he was right. Three generations of growths are in bud or sheath now.
8 flowers are open so far and 4 more on the way. Two youngest growths are in sheath. Flowers are fragrant. Nice scent.
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Enjoy!

Lovely !! Nice primary coerulea !

cud i ask why is it tied up in an unnatural way like that? is there a specific reason?

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Originally Posted by King Kjeldz

cud i ask why is it tied up in an unnatural way like that? is there a specific reason?

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Of course. I don't do anything without a reason. :) The youngest growth was almost horizontal therefore took too much space in my growing area. You have to tie a young growth before it gets mature if you want it to be upright. Other growths are OK and never caused a problem, so it is not about them. I remove wire after a growth is well established. It works OK for me.

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Originally Posted by Halloamey

Lovely !! Nice primary coerulea !

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Thank you Amey!

very beautiful bloom, congratulations.

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Originally Posted by 123orchids

very beautiful bloom, congratulations.

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Thank you Gabriela!

Very pretty. Congrats.

congratulation for the bloom Nat, it's nice color and healthy plant as usual

Lovely 'blue' lip on this cattleya orchid. :photo:

cheers,
BD :D