Laelia purpurata blooming season 2024 starts

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Lovely ones ... all ... L. purpurata is such a great species and I can't see enough of it ... the only disadvantage (for windowsill growers) is the size of these plants.
 
No these plants do not fit on a windowsill. The Claudio #1 has excellent flower count, it appears 7 on 1 infl. , but I am definitely partial to the Claudio's Child, the form appears superior and color saturation is better. Achieving high flower count takes some years for purpurata, I am now just getting a good count on a werkhauseri striata, and it has taken about 4/5 years to get there. Post this weekend , flowers just opening. Leslie plant, he will get a surprise on posting. I also have a gaskelliana concolor now blooming for the third time, 1st flowering, I would have sold it away, 2nd flowering why are we bothering with this, 3rd time better flowering and good flower count. Patience, patience, patience. Striatas last year bloom.
 

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absolutely perfect, I love this one , can´t come to Canada for an division now ...
some new ones
 

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  • l. purpurata var. oculata `Pedreira` 3.JPG
    l. purpurata var. oculata `Pedreira` 3.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. russelliana `Eternity` 16.JPG
    l. purpurata var. russelliana `Eternity` 16.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. russelliana `Eternity` 17.JPG
    l. purpurata var. russelliana `Eternity` 17.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. vinicolor `Joinville` 14.JPG
    l. purpurata var. vinicolor `Joinville` 14.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. vinicolor `Joinville` 15.JPG
    l. purpurata var. vinicolor `Joinville` 15.JPG
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next ones coming up
 

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  • l. purpurata var. alba `Gabriel` 34.JPG
    l. purpurata var. alba `Gabriel` 34.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. argolao `Manfrdo`s Child` 37.JPG
    l. purpurata var. argolao `Manfrdo`s Child` 37.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. argolao 35.JPG
    l. purpurata var. argolao 35.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. canhanduba `Brusque Road` 36.JPG
    l. purpurata var. canhanduba `Brusque Road` 36.JPG
    3.4 MB
some more...
 

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  • l. purpurata var. striata 77.JPG
    l. purpurata var. striata 77.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. striata ` Stars` 76.JPG
    l. purpurata var. striata ` Stars` 76.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. striata `Stripes` 78.JPG
    l. purpurata var. striata `Stripes` 78.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. flamea `Gigante` 83.JPG
    l. purpurata var. flamea `Gigante` 83.JPG
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  • l. prupurata var. alba `Garopaba Road` 74.JPG
    l. prupurata var. alba `Garopaba Road` 74.JPG
    3.9 MB
  • l. purpurata var. carnea `Maria da Gloria` 80.JPG
    l. purpurata var. carnea `Maria da Gloria` 80.JPG
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  • l. purpurata var. russelliana `#43` 75.JPG
    l. purpurata var. russelliana `#43` 75.JPG
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