Cattleya schroderae

[smweaver]

Leslie, the blooms are approximately four inches across (that is, if I don't "cheat" and stretch the petals)

Thanks, Kevin! With 22 blooms your plant must have smelled fantastic. Although my plant hasn't strayed out of the pot yet, it's a bit of an unruly grower. The growths are sturdy, but they seem to have a tendency to grow more horizontally than vertically. I'm trying to train them with a ring stake, but I should probably just resign myself to way the plant appears to want to grow. Now that I know from your experience that this species is capable of producing so many blooms, I will avoid dividing it.

[nicola]

magnificent,
the shape of the flower is majestic
Congratulations

[Leafmite]

Beautiful! Congratulations!

[Leslie]

Very respectable size! What would you describe the fragrance as?


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[smweaver]

The scent, to my nose, is almost like cotton candy. It's sort of like the scent of Cattleya mossiae's blooms: strong and a little overpowering when you're close to the flowers, but really good from a distance of two to several feet away.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by smweaver

The scent, to my nose, is almost like cotton candy. It's sort of like the scent of Cattleya mossiae's blooms: strong and a little overpowering when you're close to the flowers, but really good from a distance of two to several feet away.

Shoot, sounds amazing! I've never felt overpowered by orchid fragrance!! lol

[Leslie]

Mine just opened so it's not so overpowering yet. It does have that cotton candy smell though!


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