Cattleya trianae concolor ‘Orion’

[monocotman]

A mericlone that has become available recently from quite a few vendors. Glad to say that it looks ‘right’. Always a worry until a new plant has flowered.
It’s a pale lavender with large petals and a nice scent. It’s a young plant flowering for the first time.
David

 

[Carmella.carey]

Very nice round petals, but not quite touching. too cold to take the photo outside today David?
-Patrick

 

[monocotman]

Indeed! We had some snow this morning….

 

[DrLeslieEe]

This is a beautiful concolor, very famous in Japan.

 

[NEslipper]

Looks like a big flower for a pretty compact plant too, nice!

 

[monocotman]

It’s a decent clone. Hopefully it will increase in size and number of flowers as it grows up!

 

[Guldal]

Douce and lovely, David!

Whence did you get it?

I, myself, just acquired one from a Polish vendor. I'm very curious whether it - at the price, I paid for it - turns out to be, what the tag says, it is?! But as they were the ones, who provided me with the C. aurantiaca 'Mishima Spots', I will keep up my hopes untill otherwise proven!

 

[chiyofukada]

classic！
this clone is pretty common in China!

 

[monocotman]

Thanks everyone. Jens, I acquired this from orchid botanicals in the Uk.

 

[GuRu]

If the perspective doesn't deceive... this flower is very big compared to the size of the plant and she's very pretty anyway.

 

[Guldal]

I acquired this from orchid botanicals in the Uk.

They seem to have a nice stock of plants and sympathetic policies on plant trading! Alas, out of the reach of us continental Europeans!

 

[Ozpaph]

thats really good. Lovely colour.