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Originally Posted by Mick Gooch
This beautiful upside down flowerer has me stumped. Any ideas ?
thanks Mick
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Mick,
I agree that it looks like a Schomburgkia cross. The spotted flowers make me think that it is a Schomburkia lyonsii cross. What do the pseudobulbs look like? Are they swollen at the base which would suggest Cattleya bowringiana as a parent? The shape of the lip looks a bit like a Cattleya aurantiaca lip. I have SL Summit (Schomburgkia lyonsii X Laelia anceps) which looks similar but is not the same dark purpel colouring but has the same spotting. I do not think SL Summit has the upside down flowers and it flowers twice a year (has spikes on now).
Keep well and kind regards
Mike