Cat. leopoldii
 

This may be one of the tallest cattleya species in the world.
I got this plant which was imported from H&R orchids seven years ago. It took about 2 years to become mature plant. Once when it matured, the plant blooms every year. Only one new growth appears each year in mid-spring and when it grows bigger, the sheath appear and there are flower spike in it.
There are only 2 flowers this year due to my repotting it this spring.

Beautiful!! How tall is it? Do you have a pic of the whole plant?? I am curious because I just got one of these from Seidel in Brazil.

I used to have guttata..it was tall as well. And the spicy fragrance was delightful.

About 2 feet tall. Some websites say that the species can be 1 meter tall. ;)

Guttata is also a tall guy. Guttata and leopoldii are both fragrant.

That is beautiful! Great photograph too! That first picture would make a fantastic entry in the Calendar Contest.

Follow this link if you are interested in entering:

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...r-contest.html