First blooming - Cattleya warneri

[Rosim_in_BR]

Here's another C. warneri blooming out for the first time. Again, it originally was a cross between two caeruleas that got back to the type. But, despite it did not repeat the variety, the flower is really good shaped for the species!
I'm really mad at me, because I let the pot drop from my hands... All three flowers were perfect and... well, no need to say that only this one in the photo remained in good shape.

[ChrisFL]

Oh WOW!

[RosieC]

Wonderful.

What a shame you dropped it. Not an orchid I know, but I was really mad with myself when my Hippeastrum fell this spring and lost all four flowers on one spike and and 2 flowers and 2 buds on another spike. Luckily the plant has recovered.

[tyme2shine]

what a shape! gorgeous!

[nenella]

I'm usually a "white" fan but that's a beauty! love the shape & colours very pretty! & as very good photo! Thank you for showing it to us

[LauraN]

Very nice Mauro...So sorry about the drop, but it made you human in my eyes
You consistently set the standard for all of us, so it was refreshing in a way to hear that you actually did something that I've been known to do.
My biggest problem is learning to leave spikes alone, I have a knack for touching them and snapping them right off!
I know that it's disappointing, but you'll bloom it again...and the flowers are gorgeous!

[Royal]

Oh Mauro, how beautiful! I'll take nice size and shape over a little blue coloration any day.

Do you make these crosses yourself? Are you currently doing any breeding? I'd love to hear about some of your breeding goals.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by LauraN

Very nice Mauro...So sorry about the drop, but it made you human in my eyes
You consistently set the standard for all of us, so it was refreshing in a way to hear that you actually did something that I've been known to do.
My biggest problem is learning to leave spikes alone, I have a knack for touching them and snapping them right off!
I know that it's disappointing, but you'll bloom it again...and the flowers are gorgeous!

Laura, so nice of you saying these things! I'm really glad that you like my plants. I've been following yours too and you really have beautiful orchids!
Just for the records, I too, more often than I'd like, snap buds off, especially when they are too crowded and I am trying to arrange them... But, you know, most of times we forget these things!

Originally Posted by RoyalOrchids

Oh Mauro, how beautiful! I'll take nice size and shape over a little blue coloration any day.

Do you make these crosses yourself? Are you currently doing any breeding? I'd love to hear about some of your breeding goals.

No, Royal, this not my cross, but I have been doing crosses in a regular basis. I can't say the exact number, but I have more than fifty crosses made in the last five years. My major interest is propagating species through sib crosses or selfings. Threatened or rare species or selected clones are in my list and I have sent pods of velutinas, schillerianas, loddigesiis, purpuratas, trianaes, elongatas and others.
Occasionally I also do some inter-specific or inter-generic crosses.