Cattleya Velutina Culture | Orchid Flowers

Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle like roots grow. Cattleya amethystoglossa is native to brazil in the states of bahia and possibly espirito santo where it is found near sea level.

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The cattleya orchid cattleya aclandiae group is known for large showy and sometimes fragrant flowers the gigantic blossoms on these stunning orchids can measure up to 8 inches across and they come in a wide variety of colors and patterns.

Cattleya velutina culture. Cattleya is a sympodial orchid that grows from an underground rhizome. A medium sized cool to hot growing epiphytic orchid from brazil on plains in small clumps of brush giving shade from the sun. Midlobe of lip somewhat larger more or less long and clawed.

Cattleya velutina is an orchid species identified by rchb f. Aos bulletin vol 35 no 10 1966. Cattleya velutina is a plant in the genus cattleya.

I grow it like most bi foliate cattleyas except i do not allow it to dry out. References w3 tropicos kew monocot list ipni. Aos bulletin vol 26 no 2 1957 drawing fide.

Lateral lobes of lip large enveloping the column entirely or for the greater part. It grows on palm tree trunks rock and large tree branches high in the canopy of evergreen trees. Atlas des orchidees cultivees constantin 1920 drawing fide.

One or two leaves growing from the top of them. The flowers of cattleya velutina are a tawny yellow with maroon purple spots and purple lines that radiate from the base. Contents show description plant blooms from late spring to summer with four to seven 10 cm wide flowers.

Their stems are tall and smooth and their leaves are a vibrant green. Flowers are long lasting and highly fragrant. Often deemed very difficult to grow.

The three inch flowers have very heavy substance and an incredible fragrance. The leaves can be oblong lanceolate or elliptical somewhat fleshy with smooth margin. Encyclopedia of cultivated orchids hawkes 1965.

Culture plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Orchid digest vol 38 no 1 1974 photo fide. Distribution plant is found growing on trees in the plains of brazil.

The lip is yellowish white with violet markings. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme with few or several. The plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species.

Orchidaceae brasilienses pabst dungs band i 1975 drawing fide. If you are interested on the culture of this beautiful species follow the preceding link to an article i wrote in feb 09. The photo above is of one of the young seedlings that appear recently repotted at that time in one of the photos that illustrate the article.

Cattleya velutina is a slender stemmed bifoliate cattleya species from southeast brazil where it may possibly now be extinct in the wild. Each flower stem can produce between one and four flowers two is the most common. Pseudobulbs can be conical spindle shaped or cylindrical.

This plant is found growing in bright airy humid locations.

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