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pheli

03-21-2009 09:25 AM

C. skinneri

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Now it is the season of this species. It is one of the easiest cattleya species to bloom here if receiving sufficient sunlight exposure.

Roly0217

03-21-2009 10:16 AM

Those are some beautiful flowers !!! That's the skinneri v. oculata. I've got one of them and can't wait for next year to see how it blooms as it isn't blooming size just yet. Congratulations !!!!

SP2340

03-21-2009 10:54 AM

Beautiful, I'd love to get my hands on one of those!

isurus79

03-21-2009 03:12 PM

The coloration on that one is awesome! Congrats!

DebsC

03-22-2009 09:13 PM

Pristinely beautiful!

pheli

03-23-2009 03:29 AM

Thanks for the inputs.
The seller just told me that it is a white skinneri. Luckily, it's a good white.

Bolero

03-23-2009 04:26 AM

Love the crystalline white and the elegant shape, a really nice one.

flhiker

03-23-2009 02:10 PM

Very nice. Can you post a picture of the entire plant? I have a C. skinneri var amalie x self growing attached to my palm tree. The tag that came with mine said that it is pink to lavender.

pheli

03-24-2009 04:52 AM

Dave
I am now far away from my home. I will add a photo of the plant next week.

kinknstein

03-24-2009 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan Pahl (Post 206795)

Skinneri have some "forms"

type (color). that usually is light to medium-light in color but could be dark in few cultivars.

Coerulea. It could have a range from dull washed lavender (coerulescens) to real grayish-blue-lavander (coerulea)

Alba. Completely white.

Alba-oculata. completely white with the exception of a colored throat. It looks like a true semialba for skinneri, but with very strong light flower develops some very light pink tones, so maybe is more right to say that alba-oculata is how "albescens" looks-like in skinneri

Anulata. It have a purple notorious ring on the lip. Flower color could be light to white (¿SEMI-ALBA?). This one is the rarest of all color forms.

Great info Jan!!!:bowing

pheli

04-04-2009 01:04 PM

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Hi Dave
Here is the photo of my plant.

flhiker

04-04-2009 08:16 PM

Thanks for remembering, Mine looks to be a much smaller plant. I mounted it last year as a blooming size plant, no flower but did up out 7 new grows.

Rodcuda

04-05-2009 08:56 AM

I have a couple skinnerii blooming also

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Here are two I have blooming now.

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