Sl (Cattleya, if you prefer) Pole Star

[bethmarie]

This is one of my favorite little Cattleya crosses. First bloom on a wee little plant in a 2 inch pot.

The flower opened redder than any Pole Star I've seen. The color has changed a lot in just a few days.
The first picture was taken on Dec. 31, the second on Jan 4.

Update: By request, I took another picture today - the color seems to have stabilized. The flower is sizable for a polestar. Looking forward to seeing this one get big enough to produce multiple blooms!
The 4th picture is of a friend's Pole Star, out of the same batch of seedlings. You may already suspect I'm a little jealous. You'd be right. But I have a couple more of these seedlings that haven't bloomed yet, so there's a shot I'll still get one like the one in the last pic.

Happy growing, everyone! Can't wait for spring!

[Ben_in_North_FLA]

great looking little plant, wonder how much more the flower is going change as it matures, pls post a follow up when it looks like it reached saturation...

[fishmom]

Love the striping.

[Paul]

Very nice!

[Mountaineer370]

Oh, my, very pretty!