Cattleya nobilior var. amaliae
 

Here's one of my light colored nobilior amaliae. These flowers are almost white, but true white are not common. Very fragrant.

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My favorite time of the year in either hemisphere, nobilior season!

Gorgeous, Mauro.

I know you love these, Chris!

The veining on the lip is just amazing! Really nice!

OK... That's it Mauro!!!! I've had just about all I can take of you and your beautiful orchids!!!!! First, you are always displaying exquisitely photographed pictures of unbelievably beautiful flowers. Then you bump me out of the calendar competition with your submission after I told you that you couldn't enter the contest. And now this wonderful white catt with superb markings on the lip. It's getting down right cold up here and you are beginning to have wonderful spring weather... so I'll be on the next flight out of here... just pick me up at the airport.....please. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Wow, huge flower for such a little plant, can't really find where the leaves are:)

Mauro that is a gorgeous nobilior !!!! I absolutely love the white with the veining on the lip. That is it I'm moving to Brazil next year. Any real state available in your neighborhood ??? :biggrin:

Oh, yeah, spring... that means more flowers... more photos to tease you :rofl:
I'm picking you up at the airport Howard, but tell me, can I bring my fierce dragon for you both to meet?:rofl:

Come on over, Rolando! We can always find room for you!:lol:

Oh, yeah, the dragon.... that fierce dragon that protects all your beauties... sure why not. I'll have him/her eating out of my hand in no time!

Oh, and I get first choice as to accommodations.... Roly you get what's left over... maybe you could bed down with the dragon... what do you think?????