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Originally Posted by Upstate
How long do the bowringiana’s blooms last for you?
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They last only 2 weeks .
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Originally Posted by SaraJean
This is one of my favorites along with the skinneri. A member in my orchid society brought in a gigantic one to a meeting and it looked like an azalea bush. Such a lovely species!
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Originally Posted by smweaver
That's awesome. I too love Cattleya bowringiana. Such a vigorous and carefree species. I'm glad that it's making something of a comeback in collections today.
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It deserves growing. Compared with skinneri, the species grow well in my garden.
I also have some coerulea, which is also vigorous and would grow to large plant.
Alba version is still rare here and wish i can get one.