Cattleya skinnerii coerulea

[zainal abidin]

After 2 years finally it blooms for me and noticed he need very strong bright light to induce buds formation.

[catttan]

Very good colour.

[JDT]

Well, now that you know what it needs to bloom I am sure we will be seeing this more often, it is a beauty, love the color!

[Chris in Hamilton]

Beautiful! I wonder if outgrowing the pot had something to do with blooming as well?

[raybark]

Nothing short of fantastic!

[Sheryl]

Gorgeous!

[Dorsetman]

It s also a verygood shape for skinneri, a really nice plant here.
But As for light, I giveallmycattleyas a lot. Growing in a greenhouse, the glass gets dirty, and shade cloth is necessary to prevent overheating, all of which cuts down light. So I use lamps mounted on carriages which shunt back and forth over the plants, to give extra light 12 hours every day . But I expect you can grow outside with just something for shade.

[KC Kam]

I noticed you have quite a number of coerulea. I think i need more coerulea too...hahaha..

[ksriramkumar]

Wow!!.

[paphioboy]

Very nice. Looks like the clone 'My Blue Heaven'. Did this come from one nursery in KL? I was considering whether to purchase one. They have a batch mounted on wood, but the canes look quite skinny.