Cattleya nobilior coerulea #2

[isurus79]

Here is another of my Cattleya nobilior coerulea. This one is diploid and the larger of the two is likely polyploid. The larger one has been open for about 6 weeks now! Here's the YouTube video: Show & Tell- Cattleya nobilior coerulea #2 - YouTube

Cattleya nobilior coerulea by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

Cattleya nobilior coerulea by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

[Jeff214]

Six weeks! That's awesome. I need one in my life too haha. Great to see you and your orchids were okay!

[DirtyCoconuts]

Wow. As good as always, sir. You don’t disappoint!!

[smweaver]

It's a very impressive show, Steve. I like the rather wild shape of the blooms, since it looks a little like it just came from the Brazilian rainforest. I hope that comes across as the compliment that it's meant to be. No offense is intended to your sensibilities as an AOS judge, but I am not a big fan of a lot of line-bred species that tend to have "perfected" shapes compared to their wild brethren. It's quite an amazing plant you have there. Congratulations on the lovely blooms.

[isurus79]

Thanks, y'all!

Originally Posted by smweaver

It's a very impressive show, Steve. I like the rather wild shape of the blooms, since it looks a little like it just came from the Brazilian rainforest. I hope that comes across as the compliment that it's meant to be. No offense is intended to your sensibilities as an AOS judge, but I am not a big fan of a lot of line-bred species that tend to have "perfected" shapes compared to their wild brethren. It's quite an amazing plant you have there. Congratulations on the lovely blooms.

I definitely understand what you mean! I certainly have love for both the "wild" forms and for most (not all) of the line bred stuff. For example, I LOVE the shape (i.e. star shaped sepals and petals, tubular lip) of traditional purpurata and greatly dislike the line bred versions now (i.e. round sepals and petals, more open lip).