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Nice! So cute too. What's that yellow thing at approximately the 10 or 11 o'clock position? (relative to the flower's location)

It could be! Although, from a physics/physics-mechanics stand point - there might be more force acting on the petals - forcing them downward by gravity. While if we were somehow able to re-orient the flower (whole plant or pot etc - without the media falling out that is) so that the faces of the...

Kyushu - it might depend on which direction the flower spike was growing. If the spike is growing at a shallow angle instead of upwards --- sometimes due to pseudobulb angle as well maybe ------ then the tepals could just be up against gravity. I don't know for sure though.

A few more pics to share here ----- with the lip fully unfurled.

No flowers just yet, but at some sheathing activity. Mine grows in 100% scoria (local type - quincan gravel).

It looks cute though!

Could show pics of the stump, and the media. Also dig down into the media to assess the media ----- eg. is the media super wet? And check the roots ----- etc. Take pics of it all. Could be linked to fungal activity, which could then be linked to conditions in and around the pot. Temperature...

Very nice flowers! I was just looking up info on aenicta, and the general info says "Flowers are bronze with a lighter colored lip." Looks excellent anyway.

Nice - including the form. Nice and natural!

It would be interesting to know the meaning behind that cross name! This one opened yesterday --- some soft pink colours.

Will add this pic too - with full yellow ----- thanks to the sun.

Very nice pics.

Almost forgot ------ when these sort of catts are kept in the shade, the chartreuse colour will be retained. But if the flowers are kept in sunny conditions, they will get yellow too. So a nice variety of colour can be seen. In this case, this orchid gets a fair bit of sun on it --- getting nice...

If any water became lodged in the crown area (where new leave growth pops out from the middle), or if water gets lodged in gaps or pockets between leaves, then rot/bacterial/fungal could possibly occur. As to what the mechanism is behind that ----- not sure --- eg. that area needs oxygen? Don't...

Very nice green glow! And it certainly has some blue/turqoise colour in the petals and sepals.

Very nice indeed. Remarkable difference in petal shape too.

DLE ----- I got a ruler this morning, and did some measurements of the natural span. It's approximately 4.5 cm for each flower. Approximately 1.77 inch.

Deepest sympathy and condolences. Will never be forgotten. I love the 'The Classic Cattleyas' book .... 2nd edition, that they made.

Sure can DLE! I'll check on the natural span. I'll upload pics taken not too long ago - of the same flowers under different lighting conditions. And also include pics from a different spike - but same plant - just from a different bulb. Above: flowers in the front are the same as the ones in...

DLE ---- this one is an un-named seedling. It came from Oceanview Orchids - in Tasmania. It made a fair journey up to North Queensland hehehe