I bought this beautiful cat by mistake!
 

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There are very few places here in Western Australia where we can buy from a good selection of orchids. There are only two nurseries that I know of. The largest one is about an hours drive from my house and I went there on Wednesday.

They had a bench with flowering cats to show what the blooms were like. There was a gorgeous white one called C Hawaiian Wedding Song Virgin AM/AOS and I decided I wanted one. I went and got one and 3 or 4 others. The one I picked had advanced buds on it just about ready to bloom. :biggrin:

Yesterday the buds started to open and I was really surprised to see traces of purple/lilac appearing. :shock: When I checked the label it became obvious I had picked up the wrong cat! The label says Blc Spring Dawn ' Top Row' x C Hawaiian Wedding Song 'Virgin' AM/AOS!

Well she is beautiful, even if she isn't what I planned on getting! Gives me an excuse to go back again soon!:nod:

Marion

Oh shucks! :-) You'll just have to go back! Absolutely lovely blooms!
--Carolyn

I think it's a lovely catt:) very pretty

She is very pretty and am I imagining it or is the lilac getting deeper now she's open? Does the colour change after they open?

She doesn't seem to have any fragrance.

Marion

I know...........sigh.........it's a chore but I will cope! hehe! Marion

I can also imagine that the colour could deepen as it ages.
I think it's pretty with light colours:)

Oh, she's beautiful!

Hawaiian Wedding Song is stunning too, I pre-ordered one yesterday to be picked up at a show in June. I think you should get one of those too :evil: :biggrin:

Elena, I'm pretty sure I should too!

Orchid road trips, the best :nod:

It's awesome looking, not so much the orchid of choice but what a great coloration :banana:

Beautiful .. that is an error worth bragging about .. Gin