Cattleya forbesii
 

My cattleya forbesii is blooming. All the credit to these fantastic blooms goes to the nursery, Currlin Orchideen, because I only bought this plant in June, and when it came it had already a sheath with 3 buds developing inside it.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G.../forbesii2.jpg

You will notice from the picture that mine is a quite tall forbesii. Most of the c. forbesii I have seen where quite smaller than this one. Apparently this cattleya starts flowering at a young age, and in the following years it keeps making taller pseudobulbs. But I hope mine won't get much taller than this.

Cattleya forbesii is not as popular as many other cattleya species or hybrids, because it isn't too colorful or showy, and the blooms are not too large. But it has a very nice fragrance. Inside the lip it has very intricate markings, very beautiful.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X.../forbesii1.jpg

In my opinion this species deserves more recognition.

This is becoming one of my favorite cattleyas. It makes me smile every time I look at it. :)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-z.../forbesii3.jpg

They are cool. Thanks for sharing.

It sure is beautiful and fragrant to boot

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It is a lovely species, mine is flowering too at the moment! 😃

Ahhh I watched your video over the weekend and I kept saying to myself that the plant and the surroundings looked so familiar LOL

One of my favorites! Good growing

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I think it's lovely. I don't think it is that much different from the luteola and I'm in love with it.

I also have one. I bought it in bloom last year in June, and this year I have 4 new growths that are quite bigger than the older ones. I hope to see it in bloom soon.

Very nice indeed. This is a challenge for me - can't seem to keep them alive. Any culture tips, C. forbesii growers?

Oooh this is nice!