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20151208 NEJC

award granted at the
Stamford site of the Northeast Judging Center on August 15, 2015.

From Cassio, previous descussions we have had on these species;

he says he classifies them like this

flowers in from may to august=lodd

flowers from oct to march = harr

this would be reversed for north America

harrisoniaes grow at sea level and some river valleys up to 500m

always on the edge of rivers in this case

loddigesiis grow >400 m and only in the inner country, they do not occur by the sea

lips have a different shape

although the sprout exactly at the same time

harrisonianas flower imediately as the bulb matures

whereas loddigesii enter a 6 month rest and flower only after that and before sprouting again

because of this detail, harrisonianas flower from a green spathe

whereas loddigesii the spathe withers during the rest, and they flower from a dry spathe

the color tends to be a lot paler in loddigesii,

not only the pink,the yellow in the lip is kinda pale

whereas in harrisoniana it is often bright yellow

Cattleya
harrisoniana var. coerulea, award 20151208, has been determined to be Cattleya loddigesii
(coerulea) by SITF (March 2016).

The
fotos we have make calling this a coerulea a hard call, so if you feel this is
blue and not lavender as in the description, then add the (coerulea) to
the name, otherwise, if it is not
coerulea then the ID is Cattleya loddigesii.

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