Cattleya iricolor

[Rosim_in_BR]

Here's my Cattleya iricolor mother plant. This plant had more than 30 healthy p-bulbs when I decided to repot it in a larger black, plastic (bad choice!!) pot. I didn't notice, but the plastic pot kept the humidity higher than the plant was used to and a few months later it got sick, several p-bulbs blackened and died. I was afraid I was loosing the entire plant, but fortunately managed to save a good piece and here it is in bloom. Just a few flowers this time, but considering what happened, I am glad it did it!!

[RosieC]

So glad you didn't loose the whole plant! It looks fantastic!

I love the ivory white contrasted with that colourful lip.

[isurus79]

That is just awesome!! I'm glad you were able to save this one.

[orchidbingo]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Here's my Cattleya iricolor mother plant. This plant had more than 30 healthy p-bulbs when I decided to repot it in a larger black, plastic (bad choice!!) pot. I didn't notice, but the plastic pot kept the humidity higher than the plant was used to and a few months later it got sick, several p-bulbs blackened and died. I was afraid I was loosing the entire plant, but fortunately managed to save a good piece and here it is in bloom. Just a few flowers this time, but considering what happened, I am glad it did it!!

Beautiful, Mauro. I love that lip! so glad you were able to save it.

bingo

[Jerry Delaney]

That's really a nice iricolor Mauro!! Thanks for sharing pictures of a species we don't get to see all that often anymore.

[RosieC]

Mauro, the 2nd pic is no longer showing correctly. Not sure if the link has got lost.

[LauraN]

It looks like the piece you have left has adapted nicely to the clay pot!
I love the crazy coloring pattern in the lip.
Great job as usual!

[kinknstein]

She's a beaut Mauro!! I just love this species!!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by RosieC

Mauro, the 2nd pic is no longer showing correctly. Not sure if the link has got lost.

Thanks, Rosie! I had labeled the photo with a wrong species name and needed to replace it on Flickr. When you do that, any link to the original photo is lost and that's what happened. I've fixed it already! Thanks again!!

Originally Posted by LauraN

It looks like the piece you have left has adapted nicely to the clay pot!
I love the crazy coloring pattern in the lip.
Great job as usual!

Fortunately, yes, Laura! I could save a good piece, although I got only two leads, which are somewhat smaller than expected, but that's OK!

[smweaver]

That's a beautiful plant, Mauro. Do you grow this species warm all year, or is it adaptable to intermediate or cooler winter temperatures? This species has a reputation for being highly fragrant. Would you agree? Thank you in advance for the cultural advice.

Steve