C. walkeriana?

[pheli]

The seedling had its first blooming these days.
Is it a pure walkeriana?

[tuvoc]

Sorry I can't answer your question, pheli, but it is really nice!

Kim

[tucker85]

It certainly looks like the species. The flower shape is exactly like one I have. Your's has a little more white in the center than mine. But I don't think that means anything. How's the fragrance? The one I have is very fragrant. Here's a picture.

[smweaver]

It is quite pretty, Pheli, but it looks a bit more like the blooms on my two Lc. Aloha Case plants than any of the C. walkerianas (that, of course, does NOT mean that you don't have a true C. walkeriana). Can you post a picture of the growth that the flowers are attached to? Are they growing from the top of a recently developed pseudobulb (which resembles the non-flowering growths), or did they appear on what appears like a somewhat anemic-looking growth that consists of little more than a stalk and flowers? The distinctive feature of C. walkeriana is the flower stalk developing from its own growth instead of from one of the more "standard" growths. Either way, your plant's got a beautiful set of blooms.

Steve

[CTB]

Beautiful blooms, this is one of the few catts. I want. TFS

[pheli]

Thanks for the comments.
Here is the photos of the spikies. Both they are form the same plant.
The first one is from a young leave; the second one comes from the base.

[tucker85]

Pheli, I ran across this picture on the internet. This might be what you have. It's a cross between L. Sincorana and C. Walkeriana.

[catwalker808]

pheli.
Nice growing.
In reply to your inquiry, I agree with tucker. I don't think your plant is pure C walkeriana. I think it may be Lc Love Knot, which is C walkeriana x L. sincorana. There are several reasons. Although the lip resembles C walkeriana, there is really too much yellow & white for a lavender "tipo" flower.

Then, the petals are angled much too low. The midrib of walkeriana petals angle somewhat upward, sometimes 45 degrees or more. Your flower seems to be more like the Lc Love Knot habit, which has the midribs of the petals almost horizontal. This is influenced by L sincorana petals angling slightly downward.

The 2 different blooming habits are a tossup. Although C walkeriana usually blooms from a specialized flower stalk (your right photo), it can sometimes also bloom from a new leaved pbulb (your left photo).

Finally, I think that your plant growth is too small & tight for C walkeriana, especially the really short leaves.

Tucker.
The photo you posted from the internet was described as being C walkeriana x L sincorana, which should also be Lc Love Knot. The flower really looks like it was made with 'Pendentive' ... which many people believe is really C walkeriana x loddigesii (C Heathii or C dolosa) That would make your photo (C walkeriana x loddigesii) x L sincorana ... which is what it looks like. That's just my opinion.

There is a registered hybrid called Lc Exotic Smile, which is (C walkeriana x L sincorana) x C loddigesii, which is almost the same thing.

[Call_Me_Bob]

i didnt read all of this, i admit. but i have never seen a catt blooming from the rhizome! thats very cool. is that something this species does?

[pheli]

Thanks for the information, Tucker and Catwalker.