SVO 9411 First Bloom - (C. lawrenceana x L. rupestris)
 

Gorgeous little flower with the diamond dust effect - I picked this up in bud from the recent Denver OS show. The leaves are very very thick, and it takes after the rupestris in plant/flower habit (no surprise there). It's been open for a few days now, and as of yesterday, it has a lovely lemony fragrance - unusual for a rupicolous hybrid!

Plants are still available on SVO's compact cattleya section, 2022 listings.

Has anyone else bloomed this yet? I'd love to see how the siblings turned out.

David

That's really cool! And scented, to boot...

skinny cattleya, starfish cattleya

love the purple flowers...

I have another version to compare...eventually, maybe..hey.

Sophronitis wittigiana x Laelia rupestris
should be smaller and more in the pink range.
:)