Cattleya warneri var. pseudo-concolor 'Pirilo'

[Rosim_in_BR]

Even though the petals are not that large I like this clone because the segments are proportional and well arranged giving the flower an unexpected elegance (considering this species well-known petal tips pointing down). The plant has also an unstable genetic behavior with the flowers blooming perfectly concolor in some years and bearing a small blotch of dark lavender in the lip in some other years, hence the pseudo-concolor (or fake concolor).
As always with this species, the flowers are intense and wonderfully fragrant.

[RosieC]

Gorgeous, I really like the look of that dark blotch on the lip, strange that it does not have it every year.

[tuvoc]

How neat that this lovely thing can keep you guessing from year to year. Surprises are fun!

Kim

[trdyl]

It would be interesting to find out what triggers the blotch vs. no blotch. It is very pretty anyway.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Jan Pahl

Mauro does the "mosca" varietal name in labiatas change to speudo-concolor in warneris or is that you like to use classic names???

thanks for the photo
Jan

Jan, as you know, 'mosca' in labiata corresponds to a very characteristic mark, which form evokes a fly. I have never seen that mark in warneri, so I really am not able to answer your question.
This warneri cannot be named mosca first because the purple mark doesn't have the form of a fly (besides small, it should at least be triangular) and second because it is not genetically stable, it appears in some years, is very light is some others and is completely absent in others (in this case the flower is a perfect concolor). That's why pseudo-concolor is more appropriate.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Jan Pahl

well what happen with moscas in all venezuelan species is that the "fly" don't show every year... sometimes it lacks the "legs" sometimes is very large to be called a small dot, another clones sometimes the "mosca" behaviour shows like lineatas on other year, or even disappear completely like concolor...

The information I have is that "moscas" inside labiata behaves the same way, not every year are true moscas if I may say... but well... semi-concolor,pseudo-concolor and mosca in my vocabulary are the same thing (A.K.A. very small dot at least in tendency)

Interesting info, Jan. Here in Brazil the tendency is to call 'mosca' only the plants with stable mark, having the general form of a fly, repeated every year, even in labiata. If the fly changes the shape and desappears in some years, then the plant is called pseudo-concolor, or sometimes semi-concolor.