Cattleya jenmanii 'Serra Negra'

[Rosim_in_BR]

Here's one of my best C. jenmanii. The species is closely related to C. labiata, but has not been subject to the same improvement breeding program through selective crosses as the first was in the past and continues to be. So, it is not easy finding flowers like this, with natural spread of 16-17 cm, petals as broad as 6 cm and a large, solid purple lip. The fragrance is not the same as in C. labiata, but sometimes one note seems to remember it (at least to me!)