Cattleya: Help with identifying and appraising!

[FSR2003]

I still don't know what it is but I think I found enough information to take a good guess at what it is not. From a video I found of c. lueddemanniana, it is not that. The c. lueddemanniana flowers branch off, one, then a 2nd, and sometimes a 3rd. This one does not branch off. It splits off like a fork into 2 flowers. Although, about 50% of the time just 1 flower, no fork split. When it flowers again this winter I will try to take some detailed close up pictures to post

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Well, I may find out. The posted plant is in my parents yard in hot, humid Florida. I live in a colder climate in WA state and brought some up with me to grow indoors. Our Fall, summers and spring are much cooler. Winters are quite cold of course but indoor heating balances that off. Just have to make sure I am providing enough indoor humidity but my other orchids seem to do very well with temp & humidity level, I've had those for years up here. I've been growing the Cattleya indoors up here for about 2 1/2 years now. It's doing quite well but still a small plant. I just got my first sheath so I might see my first flowers this winter with any luck.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Given that there aren’t any native catts it either is not a catt or it is from somewhere else.

Given how adaptive orchids are, it is entirely possible the plant you have thrives in our climate but would really do best in a slightly different climate, maybe less humid, or with a real change in season, or even a brief bit of cold

My only point is that just bc you have never seen more than 2 flowers per spike does not mean the plant is not capable of doing so under optimal conditions

She is quite the specimen regardless of name or anything else!!