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07-30-2010, 04:29 PM
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Cattleya maxima - lowland sub-species
Here's one of my Cattleya maxima in bloom now. This is the pure lowland race, in which the lip is white with reddish stripes.
The fragrance between noon and 2 p.m. strongly resembles the aroma of anise, something really wonderful!
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07-30-2010, 05:24 PM
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Mauro,
This is such a great species and your flowers look great! Do you know if C. maxima is still in taxonomic 'limbo?' I read that after DNA analysis it is not quite a Cattleya, not quite a Guarianthe and certainly not a Laelia.
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07-30-2010, 09:03 PM
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Wow, gorgeous plant. Very good form too. And of course, I love the blueish colour.
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07-30-2010, 11:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by isurus79
Mauro,
This is such a great species and your flowers look great! Do you know if C. maxima is still in taxonomic 'limbo?' I read that after DNA analysis it is not quite a Cattleya, not quite a Guarianthe and certainly not a Laelia.
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Steve, I read that new analysis of additional DNA sequences have provided enough information to assume that it is actually a Cattleya. |
07-31-2010, 12:32 AM
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another gorgeous one Mauro! the lip is gorgeous! |
07-31-2010, 10:00 AM
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Wow, I love it!
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07-31-2010, 11:41 AM
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Awesome! Love that wild lip.
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07-31-2010, 12:53 PM
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Super-fantastic!
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07-31-2010, 05:47 PM
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Thank you all!
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07-31-2010, 11:56 PM
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That is a great looking maxima.
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