My Cattleya-like Dendrobium (NoID)

[angel]

Of all my dendrobiums, this is my favorite.

[lakshmanamoorthy]

very cute!!

[pavel]

Quite an interesting coloration for a den. Don't believe I've ever seen one with that color pattern before.

[gardenguysorchids]

Lovely! Can see why it would be your favorite--- it would certainly be mine.

[Orquiadicto]

Very beautiful Dendrobium.

[Cjcorner]

How unusual...and gorgeous! Very pretty and yes at first it looks like a cattleya. Lucky You!

[stateless]

very unique color, thanks for sharing

[PaphMadMan]

Nice delicate coloring. It does resemble a Cattleya more than most Dendrobiums do, partly because it is peloric, like a splash-petal Cattleya. The petals have taken on some of the color and texture of the lip, giving them pattern and waviness not usually seen in this type of Dendrobium.

[k_andreev]

a lots of colors in one.

[angel]

Lovely! Can see why it would be your favorite--- it would certainly be mine.

Bill, I just find myself drawn to this one, and I sit and stare a few minutes each day.

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Nice delicate coloring. It does resemble a Cattleya more than most Dendrobiums do, partly because it is peloric, like a splash-petal Cattleya. The petals have taken on some of the color and texture of the lip, giving them pattern and waviness not usually seen in this type of Dendrobium.

Thank you for that info, Kirk. I've always been wondering about its parentage and how it came to look like this. But it never occured to me that it could be peloric. Anyway, I don't think I'd be able to tell if an orchid were peloric even if i see one. If it is so, then that explains why it looks unique.

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How unusual...and gorgeous! Very pretty and yes at first it looks like a cattleya. Lucky You!

Thanks, Connie. It is very pretty. It even has the fluffiness of some catts. And the flowers are on the large side for a dend.

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Quite an interesting coloration for a den. Don't believe I've ever seen one with that color pattern before.

That's what my friends are saying too, that it does not look like your everyday dendrobium. At first I didn't even notice all those patterns of color. It was the form that first caught my eye.