Laelia purpurata type and var. roxo-violeta

[Rosim_in_BR]

The first two photos are from a type flower, with petals and sepals perfectly white and purple lip. Actually, it is still type, but the color of this lip is a bit different, tending to roxo-bispo. The other two photos show a nice variety roxo-violeta. Roxo-violeta is also known as var. aço, which is merely a regionalism (orchid collectors from Santa Catarina, Brazil, use to use this name).

[trdyl]

Gorgeous!

[EdinAZ]

Mauro,

Beautiful blooms and as usual, great photos. The purpurata in all it's variations is one of my favorites.

Do you have every kind of purpurata? You've posted so many different ones it almost seems that you do.

Thanks for sharing them, and please keep it up.

Ed

[tuvoc]

So many gorgrous purpuratas, so little space. At least I can drool over yours, Mauro!

Kim

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by EdinAZ

Mauro,

Beautiful blooms and as usual, great photos. The purpurata in all it's variations is one of my favorites.

Do you have every kind of purpurata? You've posted so many different ones it almost seems that you do.

Thanks for sharing them, and please keep it up.

Ed

I wish I have, Ed! But, no, there are so many varieties that I consider very difficult for a single collector having all of them (Ferdinand Krackowitz in his monography on Laelia purpurata lists more than 100 varieties!!!

Originally Posted by tuvoc

So many gorgrous purpuratas, so little space. At least I can drool over yours, Mauro!

Kim

Kim, give them a little room!!

[kinknstein]

Wow!! A 100 varieties of purpuratas?! The Cattleya family is just amazing!!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by jan reloaded

What I still have to see fromyour collection is the roxo-bispo one.

Thanks Mauro
Jan

It is blooming soon, Jan. But, here are last year's photos:



and here, roxo-bisco compared to the type