Cattleya warneri var coerulea 'Clownface'
 

This is a first bloom seedling of Cattleya warneri var coerulea ('Do Suzuki' x self). The color is medium lilac with a white face lip, two yellow eyes and a dark grey lavender blotch. I named him 'Clownface' because the lip has features that remind me of a clown looking at me :)

The single flower is small at 12.5 cm (5 inches) but it is only first bloom. The flowers tend to get bigger as the plant gets larger so I'm hoping it to get to the 17-20 cm range in two years.

I got this plant from Orchids Limited. Thanks Jerry, Yoko and Jason!

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Pretty nice first bloom!

Good first bloom!

Thanks all... Just took a pic in natural light ...

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Flowers seem to be expanding as it is 15 cm now! Yaaaa


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It knocks me out...stunning! And how different the fotos are of the same bloom. Candidate for flower of the month.

Lovely!

Thanks DeaC and Silken!


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Well, I couldn't help taking a few more pics of the flower. I swear it grew over the last 10 hours! Like a proud father, I'm going to show off this 'Clownface' pics ...

In different angles ☺️:

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Wow the size of the flower on a small plant. I love the shape of it.

Wow- yeah, thats not even a plant with flower on it. Its a flower with a plant on it ;)

Cool 😎