Cattleya walkeriana- two siblings

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Check out these two Cattleya walkeriana siblings with very different flower color! Both are 'Estrela da Colina' x sib that I picked up a few weeks ago at the recent Heart O' Texas Orchid Society show. One is a very dark lavender (I'm hoping for a rubra next year, we'll see) and one is alba. First bloom on both plants.

This is also the same cross as the C. walkeriana in my icon here on OB.

I also made a video with more in-depth discussion: Cattleya walkeriana 'Estrela da Colina' x sib- March 22, 2020 - YouTube

Cattleya walkeriana ‘Estrela da Colina’ x sib by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

Untitled by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

Untitled by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

The other known SIB of 'Estrela da Colina' is 'Dayane Wenzel'. That white one looks like her grandma.