first cattleya- Chocolate Drop Volcano Queen

[inle]

Picked up this beautiful red orchid from a local nursery worker who sells/breeds orchids independently. I love red and reddish orchids- my definite favorite. So I couldn't resist. Just bloomed for me in the last week and has such lovely, waxy blooms. I have her in a windowsill that gets morning sun and diffused light throughout the day so I'm hoping it works out.

Ain't it pretty?

and I threw in a pic of my B. nodosa because hey, it's pretty too

[cbuchman]

Both are lovely!

[Leafmite]

Very nice! That is a good one. I have nearly ordered it a few times but I have only space left for mini orchids. I do have two brassavolas, one a nodosa. I love the night fragrance! Both great choices!

[WhiteRabbit]

Fabulous!

[CR7cristiano]

The red one looks like India Rose 'Sherwood' ....its really pretty I am gonna buy one i have my eye on from my my usual seller that has several new blooms and spikes not yet open...smells lovely too.

[NYCorchidman]

Chocolate Drop has a potential of making a large cluster of flowers. I like its flowers.
I have a hybrid that has Chocolate Drop in it, and the shape and the waxi texture show nicely.

I have a NOID brassavola that just opened. Mine is white with some pink spots on the lips.
no scent yet, but am very much looking forward to the nocturnal fragrance.

[tuvoc]

Well done.

Kim

[spetrizio]

like Chocolate very much

[inle]

One thing I noticed about my B. nodosa is that it hasn't had a lot of scent yet, but I think it may be acclimating to the environment in my kitchen. I stuck my face in the bloom last night and noticed a lovely lemongrassy/gardenia/mint scent. It isn't drifting thru the house yet but I hope it acclimates fully soon and gets to where the scent is more obvious than when my nostril is literally in the middle of the flower lol

[inle]

The seller said this catt is pretty hardy and fairly hard to kill..... let's hope I don't.