Gongora cassidea
 

Here are pictures of my Gongora cassidea, when it flowered for me for the first time. I received a division as unidentified species from Costa Rica, that was grown in a friend's greenhouse.
Flowers are about 20 percent larger than those of galeata and amparoana, the closely related species in section Acropera.

Gorgeous flowers and different from most Gongoras.

Very interesting! The colors are just delicious....the form is out of this world....and I was surprised by the dissection of the bloom to let us see the parts of the flower.

First time seeing this orchid, the color is so weird - awesome, like mixture of the sun during the sunset:-)

Awesome!

Its much more yellow ish where mine is brown and orange, I see the different now, thanks for sharing.

This is definitely the strangest of the Gongora. Any scent?

Yes, scented too.

Oh my goodness, this is such a interesting looking bloom! How cool.