Environment impact on flower quality

[Fairorchids]

Here is one of my C. Motte Spot x Rlc. Hilo Grand plants. The first photo is from it's first blooming in December, the 2nd photo shows a belated bloom that just opened here in mid March.

[Orchidtinkerer]

ok great I was worried you'd notice I'd snuck in one night to swap my plain pink one for your C. Motte Spot x Rlc. Hilo Grand plants.

[isurus79]

Very cool! Here's a climate induced blooming on the same plant opening only a few days apart that I posted about in 2016.

"Same plant showing different colored blooms. The pinker flower opened under full sun and cold (to freezing) temperatures while the white one bloomed under lights inside. Climate definitely plays a role in bloom color."

Cattleya intermedia by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

Here is one of my C. Motte Spot x Rlc. Hilo Grand plants. The first photo is from it's first blooming in December, the 2nd photo shows a belated bloom that just opened here in mid March.

Very nice variations!

The left-hand-side flower needs a tiny bit of undivine intervention ------ to just flip the right-hand-lower sepal back --- so that it goes back to the regular position of behind the petal.