Orchid-Cat.lavender x C.Loddigesii x Lc.Culminant

                                          ID#654

 

Cattleya loddigesii

One of the most beautiful of the temperature tolerant bifoliate Cattleyas. An epiphyte and lithophyte in its native habit it can be grown potted or mounted. Temperature Tolerant. Summer and Fall blooming. Species from Brazil and Argentina.


Lc. Culminant: (see photo SAMPLE)


My plant,  a hybrid from two Cattleyas and one laelia-cattleya (Lc.) will have to wait and see what the flower looks like.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: Erect and tall PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, only. WATER: moist well, drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark and/or hardwood charcoal or mounted in wood
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Lavender. Spetals are pale pink and petals are ruffled. Lip has a yellow line pattern that radiates outward with a blush of darker lavender in the center. Winter - Spring. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES:double leaves of hard nature on tall stalks and pseudobulbs. Cattleyas in general like to dry between waterings and can take some direct sun light.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Happy has been adding orchids to my collection from her’s sister’s collection in Georgia. Once her plant finish flowering, the plant comes into my care. I have manage to make them bloom again. I’m learning. -Plant came potted in 6” clay pot with bark/mix, just after blooms drop. -Mounted directly on wooden trellis A/B with some bark medium around and spanish moss. -Jan. 2014: (1) 6” wooden basket
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May 2012

Additional Information: Present from Happy Lowry. Oriental, NC

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