Cattleya Hardyana

[isurus79]

Stunning!!

[Izzie]

Positively mesmerizing. Well done, excellent growing!!!!!

[Duane McDowell]

I can't imagine needing much more from a hybrid! What a beautiful lip... great color and fragrance, too? It's got a charm that, for me, is utterly lost in modern hybrids. Don't get me wrong, I love a big garish catt as well as anyone, but this one is something different and special. Cograts on a truly captivating plant.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Yes, nice lip!!

[Mathias]

Thank you all! Unfortunately dowiana also imparted a short flowering period. The flowers are gone now...

Duane - I agree with you about its charm. I think primary hybrids have an extra charm as you can easily trace characteristics of both species in them. In more complex hybrids the visible contribution of a species may in some cases only be a high flowering stalk or a high flower number.