advise on Cattleya Mossiae - damage or virus?

[Petyr88]

Hello

Petyr here, I am new to the board.

I am a big cattleya and I am gradually growing my collection. Acquiring orchids here in Switzerland is a pain and we only have a few specialist nurseries.

I managed to pick up a Cattleya Mossiae and bloom it (still needs to be repotted as it came in sheaf and I didnt want the plant to abort the flower). See attached photos.

I noticed a couple of colour dots on the flower petals and sepals - should I be concerned? The discoloration does not continue across the back of the flower. I was reading about viruses and was wondering if this is a possible indication or whether it is caused by some water damage? The flower has soooo much sap on it.

Any advise is appreciated

Also managed to pick up a Digbyana and giving it plenty of light. Smells amazing at night. Need to repot it though.

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Welcome to the Orchid Board! Those are beautiful flowers.

Cattleyas can have spots of darker color near petal tips. It doesn't look virused. The brown spot could have been a scratch or other mechanical damage. A fungus called Botrytis can cause numerous brown spots on orchid flowers in conditions of coolness with high humidity, but just one spot is not likely Botrytis.