Laelia Pacavia

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This is the second blooming of this plant this year. Laelia Pacavia (or Sophronitis Pacavia as of last year and more recently just Cattleya Pacavia now, I think) is the primary hybrid between two plants whos genus is up in the air but whose species names are tenebrosa x purpurata. I was pretty surprised to see this plant blooming again this year, however, I was also surprised to see one of my purpuratas blooming for the third time in a year, so maybe its just a whacky year for purpuratas!?! Anyway, these blooms are not as dark as the summer ones and the petals did not open up as fully as they did this summer. Still a beaut though! You can see this summer's pics in my gallery if you are so inclined. The gallery pics show how variable the color of this plant is depending upon the lighting scheme it is subjected to when taking pics.