lueddemaniana

A very reliable annual bloomer, this hot growing, high light species has stunning dark blue lip and petal flamea markings. Still opening and stretching, so more pics in a few days.

Popped up and surprised me! Love the flares. Only one flower this time but huge at 16 cm NS.

These buds popped out during my escape to Miami and opened wild and ungroomed lol. Nice dark solid blue lip and artsy petal flares. NS 14 cm.

Another division I got from Orquidário Americana in 2020 (#3638). Very dark lip and big flamea. Quite lovely.

Just opening! Might be pentaflamea but let’s see in a few days. Original division from Orquidário Americana (they import all over the world). Wonky at the moment lol.

A nice flamea with wide petals and very strong flamea. A division from Orquidário Americana breeding lines. NS 17 cm. Still stretching I think lol. Unfortunately only one flower since first bloom after establishing. Judging requires two flowers so next year then.

Received this division from Brazil from the nursery Orquidário Americana in 2020. Finally it grew strong enough to bloom. Amazing flamea in a coerulea form of this lovely species. Almost pentaflamea with the mini brush strokes in sepals.

A division from Orquidário Americana (Brazil) with big flares. First flower since arrival a year ago. Just opening:

First bloom of a division plant from the collection of Orquidário Americana in Brazil. Just lovely I think! I named it on a play of words. Can anybody guess what it says?

One of the divisions from Orquidário Americana (Brazil) is starting to open its flower. A type form with flamea on petals and sometimes sepals (present here in lateral sepals), with a very dark atropurpurea lip. NS 15 cm at present. More photos to follow as it unfolds further. Orquidário...

This is perhaps my most favorite lueddemaniana for the past 5 years. It is light pink with magenta flaring on all five segments, each a pincelada streak. Some call it a 5 point star lol. The lip is nicely marked with two yellow eyes. Flower shape is very round. Size is respectable at 14 cm NS...

One of my treasures came into bloom to surprise me. A rare form of the coerulea lueddemaniana with blue splashes on the petal tips. Great form and deep blue lip.