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| Arne has had this orchid, Cattleya wakeriana var. coerulea, since 2007 and bought it online from on eof his favourite vendor. He is so proud of it because he said it is rather rare to have 4 flowers at once. He used to hang it in our study but I begged him to move it down to the basement because of the very strong floral fragrant. It was giving me a headache. |
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| This orchid originates from Brazil and known for its compact size but big flowers. It is also known as the Queen of the Brazilian savannah http://www.aos.org/. The common name is Walker's Cattleya, named after an English orchid collector in Brazil in the 1800s. (http://www.orchidspecies.com/catleyawalkeriana.htm) |
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| Not easy to see but the flowers have a slight tinge of blue, hence the var. coerulea. |
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| Per request from Arne, I took a nice photo of Cattleya walkeriana var. coerulea's frontal profile to show all 4 flowers. This orchid started to flower on Christmas day 2013 and is still in bloom today, Jan 29th 2014. Six weeks and still going strong, the same goes for the fragrant. |
Follow up to RF Orchids: I don’t know too much about Vandas because of their need of extreme light. Robert Fuchs of RF Orchids has a huge collection of Vanda orchids and he is a great hybridizer of them. He also organizes trips to countries like Thailand that have a lot of Vandas. I believe he is one of the best authorities in the country. /Arne
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