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08-17-2011, 12:47 PM
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Cattleya lawrenceana
Strange lip in this species, very unique in this trait, as far as Cattleyas are concerned!

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08-17-2011, 01:04 PM
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It's gorgeous Mauro.
Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what is different about the lip?
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08-17-2011, 02:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RosieC
It's gorgeous Mauro.
Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what is different about the lip?
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The lip shape like a saxophone allied to a very small column in relation to the lip size, Rosie! The particular lip shape is more visible in a side view.
I don't have now a better photo to show, but the following one serves for you to take a look:
The flower at left shows the characteristic form of the lip... right at the top the tube extends just a bit, then makes a curve down, and then, down there, the central lobe opens like a saxophone... the column is short and reaches only the point where the lip curves down. This lip format is not common to other Cattleya species...  
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08-17-2011, 03:56 PM
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WOW! Thats Gorgeous!!!!! And i see the Difference you speak of in the second post! that is very different!!!!!! but Perfectly Beautiful!!!!!!
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08-17-2011, 04:21 PM
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Ooooh yeah, I can see that now. Really cool! I can see what you mean calling it a saxophone shape.
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08-17-2011, 05:34 PM
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Beautiful specimen! 
The scent is amazing as well with C. lawrenceana. My recall is it fills the greenhouse!
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08-17-2011, 06:27 PM
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Beautiful, Thank you for the info Mauro, I too (like Rosie) wondered about it!
Your answer is complete & very well described! Thank you again.
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08-18-2011, 10:42 AM
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Really nice flowers, Mauro, but I like the plant habit also. The growths appear to be closely spaced on the rhizome, which is a good habit in my opinion (compared to say, C. walkeriana, which is a species I'm quite fond of, but one that has the annoying habit of rambling all over the place). Conrats on the blooms. They're quite pretty.
Steve
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08-18-2011, 10:52 AM
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Thank you all for the nice comments!
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Originally Posted by smweaver
Really nice flowers, Mauro, but I like the plant habit also. The growths appear to be closely spaced on the rhizome, which is a good habit in my opinion (compared to say, C. walkeriana, which is a species I'm quite fond of, but one that has the annoying habit of rambling all over the place). Conrats on the blooms. They're quite pretty.
Steve
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I believe the light is an important factor to help with that upright, compact growing, Steve. Of course the plant is naturally compact, but I noticed that a good amount of light, the same amount I give to walkerianas, which are light lovers, produce the pattern you see in the first photo!  
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08-18-2011, 10:57 AM
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Fantastic color, and I love the 'saxy' lip.
Kim
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