Cattleya schroderae

[smweaver]

Native to Colombia, and highly fragrant.

[isurus79]

I wish I could smell it! Congrats on a well grown plant!

[wintergirl]

Wonderful blooms!!!

[DeaC]

At first,thought it was white but after gazing with delight I see the hint of pink that leaves me breathless!

[smweaver]

Thanks, everyone, for your comments.

The flowers are a light shell-pink color. I couldn't get the colors right with the camera (kept washing out the pink).

[Mandy2705]

Those are very delightful flowers, I really like them.


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[WhiteRabbit]

Gorgeous!

[Mokeck]

Originally Posted by DeaC

At first,thought it was white but after gazing with delight I see the hint of pink that leaves me breathless!

Me too! The color is sublime.

Steve, that's a top notch schoderae! WooooHooo! Mine is ending a great season, 22 flowers, a new record and glad I didn't divide it up (even though it has a sideways growth habit - it's crawling down the sides of a 10" clay pot).

[Leslie]

Wondrous blooms! I like the subtle glimpse of pink blush on flowers. I hope my three schroderaes that have buds are as nicely shaped as yours Steve! What's the size of the blooms?


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[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.