Laelia albida questions

[Roberta]

I think Maryanne identified it... I'm thinking L. Finckeniana (L. albida x L. anceps). These tend to be more vigorous than either parent - mine grow like weeds. And make lots of flowers. Check out those on my website Cattleya, scroll down to L. Finckeniana, there are 3 examples. Actually, Fred Clarke thinks that the "other parent" on the first one might be something other than L.albida but uncertain. The lip is a little different on that one... several people in my area have that one as L. Finckeniana, but it could be something else with L. anceps. The other two are L. Finckeniana for sure (SVO origins)

(I think this error gets made on labels more than occasionally... I bought a "L. anceps var. guerrero", the only variety of L. anceps that I have had problems with, and was stoked when it got ready to bloom. When it did, very definitely L. Finckeniana, probably with L. anceps var. guerrero as one parent)

Of the ones on my website, I find the L. albida x L. anceps var veitchiana (the coerulea form) intriguing... Where did the pink come from? Clearly the intention of the breeder was to get a coerulea... a mostly white L. albida (maybe some color in the lip) and a whiite-with-blue-lip L. anceps produced a nice dark pink/lavender L. Finckeniana. Oh well...