Cattleya bicolor season

[Ben_in_North_FLA]

Dude, take a bow.... that is a serious bifoliate..... excellent growing to plants genetic limitations, beautiful flower too, Awesome....

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Ben_in_North_FLA

Dude, take a bow.... that is a serious bifoliate..... excellent growing to plants genetic limitations, beautiful flower too, Awesome....

The OP's plant is absolutely magnificent, both the plant and the flowers. And well photographed too - that brilliant lip is hard to capture in a photo.

My C. schilleriana is mericlone, 'Afri' SM/JOGA ... Photos don't do it justice, it glows. And it's durable - I grow it outside, I expect that if it were grown a bit warmer it would more reliably produce 2 or 3 flowers (and probably more than one lead at a time) On the other hand, it does reliably grow and bloom for me so I'm not inclined to change the culture. (If SF is looking for a more compact plant with similar color scheme, an option)

[Shadeflower]

No sry Roberta,

The schilleriana has similarilties sure, but if they were a couple the Bicolor would be the man and the schilleriana would be the woman.

Ok maybe this is going too much into a sexist direction but just not my taste. You just cannot compare it to a Bicolor but lets just leave it at that.

I appreciate you trying to find me something similar but I already have a bicolor now.

The only other one imo that would be close is an aclandiae.

Don't want to divert too much from the post though, this one stands out above the others for sure.