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Cattleya mossiae 'Reineckina'
Reichenbachia Volume II. Series I. |
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Cattleya mossiae 'Reineckina'
Reichenbachia Volume II. Series I. |
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Cattleya rex O'Brien (1890.)
Reichenbachia Volume II. Series I. |
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Cattleya nobilior Reichenbach f. (1883.)
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Cattleya Guttata Leopoldii Verschaffelt ex Lemaire (1855.)
Reichenbachia Vol II. Series I. |
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L. autumnalis 'Barkeriana' Reichenbach f.
Reichenbachia Volume I. Series I. (1886.) |
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C. nobilior Reichenbach f. (1883.)
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C. X mesquita L. Menezes is the natural hybrid of
C. nobilior and C. walkeriana. |
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Cattleya X intricata is the natural hybrid between
C. intermedia and C. leopoldii |
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Cattleya rex O'Brien (1890.)
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| Endemic to Colombia and Peru. |
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Large, showy orchid. Old, mature plants can produce inflorescences carrying up to ten flowers as large as 15 - 16 cm (6 - 6,5 inches) across.
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| The photo above shows the pure white, 'alba' form. |
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Cattleya walkeriana Gardner (1843.)
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Commemorates Edward Walker, friend of the discoverer of this orchid.
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It was discovered growing on moist rocks and small trees overhanging streams. However, it also occurs on the Pico d'Itabira (Minas Gerais State), in hot, arid habitat, where C. walkeriana is epiphytic, growing high up on the smooth, hard bark of Jacaranda trees.
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Cattleya nobilior Reichenbach f. (1883.)
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Synonym: Cattleya walkeriana Gardner var. nobilior Veitch (1887.). It was introduced into cultivation in 1882 - 83 by the Compagnie Continentale d'Horticulture.
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Highly variable species; it differs from C. walkeriana by being bifoliate and has larger flowers, about 10 - 12 cm (4 - 5 inches) across.
Found in coastal Brazil along rivers on rough-barked trees at the edges of high cliffs in full sun and with ample air circulation. The natural habitat of C. nobilior fetures distinct wet and dry periods and it is quite hot. Five month rest from May till September is reccomended. |
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Cattleya leopoldii Verschaffelt ex Lemaire (1855.)
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This species was discovered by F. Devos in Santa Catherina State, Brazil. It grows in small, isolated forest patches of open plains.
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| As the caption of the lithograph also indicates, C. leopoldii is a variety of C. guttata, dedicated to King Leopold I. of Belgium. |
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Cattleya hybrid X Intertexta 'Blue'
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Parents: C. mossiae 'Reineckina' X C. warneri var. coerulea
The two "species" are in fact only varieties of Cattleya labiata Lindley but due to their horticultural importance the C. mossiae and C. warneri names were retained up to today. These two forms were first crossed in 1897 by J. Dominy at Messrs. J. Veitch & Co. and C. X Intertexta was created. |
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| This was an attempt to create a "blue" orchid. Since then there have been thousands of hybrids produced trying for the "blue" orchid. This hybrid has a tint of baby blue when it first opens but soon turns to light lavander. |
| Laelia crispa (Lindley) Reichenbach f. (1853.) |
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Indigenous to Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais States in Brazil. Showy epiphyte in forests at altitudes between 800 - 1150 m above sea level. It is cultivated since 1826; its flowers are large, 5-6 inches across. |
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The form shown here is the so-called "forma coerulea" - not really blue as the name suggests but an albinistic variety of the species having pink flowers with yellow markings on the lip.
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Cattleya walkeriana Gardner (1843.)
The photo above shows the semi-alba form |
