Cattleya/Laelia purpurata var. werkhauseri.

[monocotman]

A tall growing form of this popular species. The lip is such an odd colour for a flower. Outdoors there is a a definite purple tinge to the overall grey but indoors this is lost. It produces good size flowers, the blooms on the taller spike are seven inches across.

David

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Well done!

 

[tomp]

Most excellent

 

[My Green Pets]

mucho like-o

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely lip colour and markings

 

[Carmella.carey]

Beautiful David, with a much more traditional purpurata shape.
Patrick

 

[dodidoki]

Very well grown, beautiful plant and flowers!

 

[NEslipper]

Magnificent and beautifully grown! I have so far resisted this species, but this color form is just so striking - it may have to go on the list….

 

[Cearbhael]

Beautiful! Most want your first born child before they will give you one! LOVE the lip colour

 

[GuRu]

Very impressive in all things, beauty of the flowers, size of the plant and the flowers and last but not least the growing culture which makes the plant able to show these things.

 

[monocotman]

Not necessarily so!
This plant came fully formed about three years ago on eBay from Buscal orchidee in France.

 

[Guldal]

I can't find new ways of express my admiration, but can wholeheartedly consent to all the praise above!

 

[monocotman]

you never know what some plants will adapt to until you try!
I would never have believed that they would do as well as this. It’s just been a step by step process.