cattleya maxima Rubra, peruvian type

[palm521]

another maxima , this time is the peruvian type. with a close to solid lip . (it will gain darker color as it gets older)

maximas usually opens with a light color, and turns darker as days passes, usually reaching the real color in a week.

this one is one that i found in Peru, out of an old person who was "selling it"

the really good thing about this plant is the lip, and larger than normal flowers, i will post more pictures as the flower goes darker.

cheers , Antonio.



adding today picture as it starts to gain more color.

[isurus79]

Very unusual coloration. How tall is the plant, ie. is it an upland or lowland variety?

[palm521]

added 6/12/14 picture, (a day after the first one posted) will post a new one tomorrow.

Cheers!

[WhiteRabbit]

Awesome!

[NeofinetiaCanada2014]

Love the white picotee around the lip... Really accents the dark red inside lip


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[palm521]

here is a small guide with maximas :

might be useful .

low land:

- they grow in ecuador
- (-)pbulbs are thinner and longer than those from highland
- (+)bigger flower count .
- (-)smaller flowers.
- lightly colored flowers.
- (-)leaf is also thinner and longer. than those from high land.

the coerulea flower of the maxima i posted is from ecuador. (lowland)

high land
-grows in peru.
- (+)compact grower
- (-)less flowers per spike
- (+)darker colored flowers
- (+)larger flowers
- (+)fat pbulbs usually compact , similar in size to regular cattleya labiata.
- (+)leaf is broader and more compact .

the one i posted here is a highland maxima from peru. with a very very good lip. just wait until the blooms get their final color!

i have found that the high lands are easier to grow for me. but this species are adaptable. both of the one that bloomed for me (opened their buds at the same time, with a few hours difference) are being grown one next to the other. and both seems happy.

i do have almost all color forms for the high land , with the exception of coerulea and concolor. (i travel more frequently to peru than i do to ecuador)

lowlands i do have a alba and coerulea, missing the regular one, semi alba and concolor.

all of them gets the same treatment. i expect the others to bloom in November or next year, as they are still small.

[RosieC]

Really pretty!