Cattleya kerri

This Brazilian orchid is found in Bahia State’s Atlantic forest, growing on trees in swampy margins with shade, high humidity, and high rainfall. It can have one or two leaves and blooms on a short, terminal inflorescence with few flowers, subtended by a basal sheath.

Cattleya Earlwalkeriana x Brassolaelio Morning Glory ‘H&R’ 4N

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Cattleya dowiana

This medium-sized epiphytic orchid grows in Costa Rica and Panama on tree crowns along the Caribbean coast at elevations of 250 to 1200 meters. It has clavate pseudobulbs with distinct ribs when dry, partially covered by basal sheaths that shred with age. The plant carries a single, fleshy, oblong-elliptic leaf. Blooming in late summer and… Continue reading Cattleya dowiana

Cattleya aclandiae

This dwarf-sized, warm-growing epiphyte is found in Bahia, Brazil, in dry coastal areas with seabreezes but little rain. It grows on rough-barked trees and has slender, jointed, furrowed pseudobulbs with two thick, fleshy, red-spotted leaves. Blooming in summer and fall, it produces one to two large, waxy, long-lasting flowers on a short terminal inflorescence. The… Continue reading Cattleya aclandiae

C Donna Kimura x C walkeriana

Brassolaeliocattleya Rustic Spots

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Brassocattleya Morning Glory ‘4N’

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Brassocattleya Hypodomia

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Brassavola perrinii

This epiphyte is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia, thriving in both cool mountains and hot savannahs but preferring warm, humid conditions with bright light. It grows mostly pendulously, with slender, sulcate, stem-like pseudobulbs and a single whiplike, terete leaf. Blooming in late spring to early summer, it produces up to six highly fragrant flowers… Continue reading Brassavola perrinii

Blc. Mayor Yamasaki x C. walkeriana