Cattleya purpurata carnea ‘Waldemar silva’ SM/DOG

[monocotman]

Probably the last clone of my very late purpuratas to flower. This plant did grow well over last winter. It produced a nice new growth and then when this matured, promptly produced another from the new lead in the spring. Both bulbs are flowering and both have five blooms.
I’ll be tweaking the winter conditions and trying to keep it cooler and with a bit less light to see if they’ll bloom next year at a more usual time.

 

[JustinR]

nice one!

 

[monocotman]

And now with all ten flowers! Love it. Carnea is my favourite colour form of this species.

 

[GuRu]

WOW what a bunch of lovely flowers, really great.

 

[terryros]

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And now with all ten flowers! Love it. Carnea is my favourite colour form of this species.

David, the leaf and pseudobulb structure looks different on the two flowering growths, but I can’t see all of them. This would be the impact of your cultural change. Can you describe the difference for me?

 

[monocotman]

The two new growths are a bit shorter than the others, the result of the lighting, other than that they’re identical.

 

[terryros]

The two new growths are a bit shorter than the others, the result of the lighting, other than that they’re identical.

Have you seen that the increased light intensity has shortened the new growths on many of the unifoliate species?

 

[Ozpaph]

thats a great display

 

[monocotman]

Have you seen that the increased light intensity has shortened the new growths on many of the unifoliate species?

Terry, not really. Some are a bit shorter, some a bit taller. When they’re taller, they tend to be bigger, better growths.

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice plant, great job!!! (as always....)

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Lovely meat color lol .