Cattleya bicolor var. punctato-albescens

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This is the kind of flower I like growing, two-in-one! This clone has an interesting initial instability as to the basic colors (the brown in the petals and the purple in the lips). When the flowers open they are regular, as posted a few days ago, then five days later the brown turns into green and the purple into very light, almost white pink. The only color that stands unchanged is the purple in the spots, which fully shows up with the green background. After this transformation, the colors stabilize keeping unchanged for the next two, two and a half weeks. The flowers also are very fragrant!

Flowers:
Cattleya bicolor var. punctato-albescens on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The two phases:
Cattleya bicolor var. punctato-albescens on Flickr - Photo Sharing!