Blc King of Taiwan "Horng Ming"
 

Hi, here is my Cattleya. King of Taiwan with large size I've ever had. His size about 22cm.:yikes::yikes::yikes:
The last pic, I try to squeeze petals to look better:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Very big, very nice and great photos. Thanks.

Amazing bloom!!!

:dool: soooo pretty!!!!

Very impressive. Maybe you can give me some hints as to this cross. I have a 'Splendiferous' that will not grow well for me, let alone bloom. It grows like a weed, but the growths are small and week, and just flop over from the weight of the leaf. The bulbs get very thin and shrivled even before they mature. I've never had a problem like this with a catt before. Is there a trick to this cross that I am missing? Thanks!

Kim

Beautiful bloom, Rai! The last photo is very interesting. I've never known anyone to shape a flower this way. Is this method used very much?

:)

[FONT="Verdana"]Hi Shirley!
This method don't use frequent. This method is used to in Orchid Competition. And I learned it from Vietnam's craftsman.
This link to show you some pic to shape the flower this way.

http://dalatrose.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=883&whichpage=1

We call the way "Wearing a suit" which is used to correct large flowered cattleyas that do not open flat.

So it is use temporarily?.....how long is needed. Does the flower retain the flatness after the suit comes off?

It is used temporarily, usually 1-3 days.
The method can usually keep the flatness.