C. deckeri, first blooms for me.

[paulemar]

This is the first time this plant is blooming for me and I am surprised. I bought this plant in August, in sheath, but the new growths were about 1/2 the size of the older PB's. Slowly the sheaths turned a crispy, dried up, shriveled brown. One was a double sheath and the second looked like a triple, but I could be wrong on that one. I snipped the tops of the now brown sheaths and 4 weeks later as I was getting ready to water, I saw the buds popping out. One had 12 buds, the other had 9. The pictures are of the 12, the 9 are just opening. The flowers are around 2 3/4 inches across each and the color is a bit better than in the photos

[pheli]

Very beaitiful. I have never seen the real flowers of this species but the blooms look really like those of C. skinnerii.

[RosieC]

Those are realy pretty pink flowers

[lostonthebeach]

These are great looking pinkies !!

[orchideric]

It is one of the prettiest species but oddly rarely grown. It also goes under the name C. patinii.

Hope that helps, Eric

[paulemar]

I understand that they are now called Guarianthe patinii or deckeri. I don't even know how to say that! I've always had good luck reblooming the various skinneri and related plants so I have a special like for them and have several types including an FCC skinneri, a skinneri alba, 'Snow' and a very small skinneri coerulea division which is probably 3+ years from bloom. I may eventually try to get one of every color variation of both skinneri and deckeri, but I have to start getting very selective because winter space is becoming an issue.------but-----I'll bet that if I find one at a good price, I won't be able to resist.

Paul

[lily99]

Very pretty blooms! I like the color.

[Roly0217]

Those are some very pretty blooms !!! Congratulations !!!! If I'm not mistaken I heard at one of the clubs that I go to (Coalition for Orchid Species) that the deckeri is going back to skinneri autumnalis; however don't take my work for it.

[betoguerrero]

very pretty flowers.... the color is so intense.... CONGRATS!!!