Cattleya lueddemanniana

[Rosim_in_BR]

This is a first flower seedling. The flowers are not so large as the lighter colored ones, but the solid, dark lip color is awesome to me! Also, very fragrant!

[kinknstein]

Beauty Mauro! That lip is fantastic!!

[smweaver]

Mauro, those are fantastic. If only I could provide this species with the warmth it requires in the winter, I would order several of them today. What size is your plant (number of pseudobulbs, leaf and pseudobulb length, etc.)?

Steve

[RosieC]

That is one gorgeous lip colour

[Rosim_in_BR]

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by smweaver

Mauro, those are fantastic. If only I could provide this species with the warmth it requires in the winter, I would order several of them today. What size is your plant (number of pseudobulbs, leaf and pseudobulb length, etc.)?

Steve

Steve, as I said, this is a seedling flowering for the first time, so the plant is reaching maturity now. It has seven progressively higher pseudo-bulbs, all leafed, starting in 3" and ending in 8.8" (the flowered lead, without the blooms). The leading bulb itself is 4.2 high plus 4.6" of the leaf. For you to have an idea of the horizontal size, it is planted in a 4" pot and is reaching the rim by now.

[nenella]

Wow now that's a a "big deep fluffy" lip! I agree it's gorgeous!

[Cookiemonster]

What a wonderful surprise, glad to see for a first bloom it is so beautiful !!

[catwalker808]

Very nice Rosim. You say it's a first bloom but even then it's still a relatively short plant and good sized flowers.

[WhiteRabbit]

beautiful!
but then i don't think you ever grow anything that isn't
thanks for sharing

[Rosim_in_BR]

Thank you all!