C. nobilior v. caerulea 'Kassandra'
 

EDIT: Scroll all the way down to see the superior second bud.

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/files/cnobcer1_189.jpg

Wowzers! That is a stunning chid and a great photo! You should keep this one in mind for the calendar contest :nod:

:wtg:

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/files/cnobcer3_170.jpg
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/files/cnobcer2_315.jpg

The violet blue color is stunning. Thanks for sharing.

Love the color, beautiful. On my wish list now.

lovely that is really blue! see it is much better now- reflex seems completely gone :)!
I hope your happy with the bloom and if not:evil::evil: I can help with that lol

Awesome, Chris!

Kim

Second bloom is MUCH better!!!

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/files/cnobcer4_131.jpg

Chris they are gorgeous !!!! Congratulations on the blooms. That color is to die for.

:shock::drool::iagree:with all of the above !

Thanks everyone. I am still most impressed by the size of the flowers. They are monstrous for this species.

OUTSTANDING

:bowing :bowing :bowing :bowing :bowing :bowing

Brooke

:) The fragrance is incredible too.

Very nice, Chris! I like it alot! And it will get still better as the plant ages and get stronger! Congratulations!

Thank you Mauro! I just received a caerulea seedling from Antonio Schmidt's breeding line. It will be very interesting to compare them.

Nice!!! What are you gonna do with the pollinia when the flowers are done?

Only one word: astonishing!

That's a fantastic-looking flower, Chris. Mind giving some information regarding how you're growing it? Since I have yet to meet a C. nobilior that I couldn't kill, I would be interested in learning about how you're growing yours before I stupidly spend any more money on purchasing another victim to experiment with. Congratulations on your beautiful plant.

Steve

Steve, I am just beginning to culture all my nobilior (3 tipo, 3 caerulea, 2 amaliae) in pure sphag in unglazed pots, watered every other day. They seem to be adapting well, lots of new root growth. I cannot claim success with this method, however, as I am just beginning with it. I know Mauro Rosim has done extremely well using this moss growing technique. If you search this forum, there is a recent thread about it. When I was in Florida, I grew my nobiliors/walkeriana in a screened-in porch mounted to cork with daily water in the morning, and during the summers natural rain in the afternoon. They pretty much grew themselves.