Laelia tenebrosa alba

[dodidoki]

One of the rarest plant from my collection. Plant got into weak condition this winter, that is why it produced only one flower.

 

[monocotman]

Wow super rare!

 

[big923cattleya]

Are you serious? Man, I had never seen an alba tenebrosa!! Boy oh boy. I have now!!!
Thank you so much for posting that!!

 

[tomp]

I WANT!

 

[dodidoki]

Are you serious? Man, I had never seen an alba tenebrosa!! Boy oh boy. I have now!!!
Thank you so much for posting that!!

Thank you.Only one known plant is at a Japanese grower, mine is a back bulb division.That tiny, 3 bulbs division, what i bought was 500 euros. There are many cone men on ebay and on another markets offer tenebrosa alba but all of them are fake, mostly aurea form.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

There are several people with this alba tenebrosa around the world esp Japan and South America. I saw them in bloom at the Japan Tokyo Dome show several times.

I bought a few seedlings from Suwada Orchids in Japan but they are still a few years from blooming. They are not easy to grow.

Orchid Eros had one awarded an HCC a couple years back.

 

[GuRu]

WOW Istvan...never would have expected that a plant like this exists .... well done and good luck to you both .... keep her healthy and safe.

 

[dodidoki]

There are several people with this alba tenebrosa around the world esp Japan and South America. I saw them in bloom at the Japan Tokyo Dome show several times.

I bought a few seedlings from Suwada Orchids in Japan but they are still a few years from blooming. They are not easy to grow.

Orchid Eros had one awarded an HCC a couple years back.

Thank you, good news to hear that.

Really, alba form is much harder to grow then normal forms.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Thank you, good news to hear that.

Really, alba form is much harder to grow then normal forms.

Yours is very precious!

Self it when it’s strong enough to carry a pod to continue this rare colour form .

 

[Ozpaph]

never seen this before. outstanding

 

[Vox]

This ist fantastic. Congrats! I saw one plant at Regine Elsner three yeara ago. Later she told me that her Alba bloomed and then she sold it. Maybe same plant?