seedling one or two years out of flask

Easy but, compared with relative C. reginae,  takes much longer to reach maturity.

It has a long growing season.

Many different types, which need to be cleared out. The White form is about 30 cm tall where as the intens yellow form can reach almost 1 m. The type offered has red sepals,

The type offered as Y, is the one with red sepals, but individuals can vary.

mature

Type specimen, easy growing but it takes a very long time to reach maturity compared to its relative C. reginae.

It has a very long growing season, so not suited to high latitudes. It needs a fairly dry soil in winter.