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Cattleya types for May
Brassolaelia Sea Urchin 'Pinkie'
The lesser known pink variety of one of our favorite orchids! Sweet fragrance, and an unusual shape with a distinct large lip. Temperature tolerant, very hardy, a rewarding plant that blooms throughout the year! A primary hybrid between brassovola glauca and laelia anceps. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 16, 2009
The lesser known pink variety of one of our favorite orchids! Sweet fragrance, and an unusual shape with a distinct large lip. Temperature tolerant, very hardy, a rewarding plant that blooms throughout the year! A primary hybrid between brassovola glauca and laelia anceps. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 16, 2009
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Brassolaeliocattleya Beacon Mountain
A Mother's Day special if there ever was one! A spectacular splash-petaled, large flowered, cattleya. A cross of C. Interglossa and BLC. Coronet Bay. Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 6, 2008
A Mother's Day special if there ever was one! A spectacular splash-petaled, large flowered, cattleya. A cross of C. Interglossa and BLC. Coronet Bay. Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 6, 2008
starting at
$50.00
$50.00
Cattleya intermedia
For hardiness and willingness to bloom it is hard to beat this species from Brazil and Argentina. Flowers are 3 to 4” across and are lavender in color with magenta on the lip. Its compact growth habit makes it well suited for growing as a mount or in a pot. Known to take temperatures from the mid 20s up to 100 degrees. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming. Species from Brazil and Argentina.
Orchid of the Day: April 25, 2010
For hardiness and willingness to bloom it is hard to beat this species from Brazil and Argentina. Flowers are 3 to 4” across and are lavender in color with magenta on the lip. Its compact growth habit makes it well suited for growing as a mount or in a pot. Known to take temperatures from the mid 20s up to 100 degrees. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming. Species from Brazil and Argentina.
Orchid of the Day: April 25, 2010
starting at
$17.50
$17.50
Cattleya intermedia var. orlata
Front lobe of lip is dark purple with the purple extending up the edges of the side lobes. Petals and sepals are light suffuse purple. Better size and shape than typical. A tremendous grower and bloomer. From southern Brazil. Overall height approximately 15". Temperature Tolerant. May blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: April 28, 2009
Front lobe of lip is dark purple with the purple extending up the edges of the side lobes. Petals and sepals are light suffuse purple. Better size and shape than typical. A tremendous grower and bloomer. From southern Brazil. Overall height approximately 15". Temperature Tolerant. May blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: April 28, 2009
starting at
$50.00
$50.00
Cattleya Quinquecolor
A cross between two compact growing Brazilian bifoliate cattleyas, forbesii and acklandiae. Both these species have a habit of producing and flowering sequential multiple leads a year. All seedlings from this cross to bloom thus far have had an amber-green base color with red dotting on the tepals and amethyst over white lip markings. Overall plant height is around 12”. Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 29, 2010
A cross between two compact growing Brazilian bifoliate cattleyas, forbesii and acklandiae. Both these species have a habit of producing and flowering sequential multiple leads a year. All seedlings from this cross to bloom thus far have had an amber-green base color with red dotting on the tepals and amethyst over white lip markings. Overall plant height is around 12”. Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 29, 2010
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Cattleya skinneri var. alba
The pure white form of the national flower of Costa Rica. Beautiful, crystalline clusters of flowers. Never fails to bloom. Intermediate growing. April - May blooming. Species from Costa Rica.
Orchid of the Day: April 15, 2009
The pure white form of the national flower of Costa Rica. Beautiful, crystalline clusters of flowers. Never fails to bloom. Intermediate growing. April - May blooming. Species from Costa Rica.
Orchid of the Day: April 15, 2009
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Cattleya skinneri var. albescens 'Haxtons'
Among the most beautiful forms of skinneri; clusters of delicate pink suffusion and crystalline texture. This famous variety is an outstanding grower and bloomer. Intermediate growing. April - May blooming. Species from Costa Rica.
Orchid of the Day: March 27, 2010
Among the most beautiful forms of skinneri; clusters of delicate pink suffusion and crystalline texture. This famous variety is an outstanding grower and bloomer. Intermediate growing. April - May blooming. Species from Costa Rica.
Orchid of the Day: March 27, 2010
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Cattleya warneri var. alba
Very good form on this rare color type of this east Brazilian species. The culture on this species is easy, the blooming free, and fragrance notable. In volume 1 of Carl Withner's book, The Cattleyas, Dr. Withner describes the fragrance as "rose mixed with lily-of-the-valley." We grow this plant under intermediate conditions. Intermediate growing. May - July blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 26, 2010
Very good form on this rare color type of this east Brazilian species. The culture on this species is easy, the blooming free, and fragrance notable. In volume 1 of Carl Withner's book, The Cattleyas, Dr. Withner describes the fragrance as "rose mixed with lily-of-the-valley." We grow this plant under intermediate conditions. Intermediate growing. May - July blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 26, 2010
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laeliocattleya Blazing Treat
An explosion of orange color! Compact and easy to grow with clusters of deep orange flowers. Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 5, 2008
An explosion of orange color! Compact and easy to grow with clusters of deep orange flowers. Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 5, 2008
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Laeliocattleya Daisy
Cream-white sepals and petals with a lip of violet on white and yellow. This and temperature tolerance is just what you would expect from this primary cross of the white forms Cattleya mossiae and Laelia anceps. Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 7, 2010
Cream-white sepals and petals with a lip of violet on white and yellow. This and temperature tolerance is just what you would expect from this primary cross of the white forms Cattleya mossiae and Laelia anceps. Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 7, 2010
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Laeliocattleya Elegans var. alba
White to mint green has been the range of colors from this cross of the alba forms of the showy Brazilian species Laelia purpurata and Cattleya leopoldii. All have had a light, pleasant, fragrance. These are temperature-tolerant, meaning they will grow both indoors or out with the Cymbidiums. Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 6, 2010
White to mint green has been the range of colors from this cross of the alba forms of the showy Brazilian species Laelia purpurata and Cattleya leopoldii. All have had a light, pleasant, fragrance. These are temperature-tolerant, meaning they will grow both indoors or out with the Cymbidiums. Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 6, 2010
starting at
$17.50
$17.50
Laeliocattleya Fire Dance 'Patricia'
This temperature-tolerant variety produces bright orange-red clusters of up to 10 flowers per spike. It is a very prolific grower having received two Certificates of Cultural Merit from the American Orchid Society. Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 3, 2010
This temperature-tolerant variety produces bright orange-red clusters of up to 10 flowers per spike. It is a very prolific grower having received two Certificates of Cultural Merit from the American Orchid Society. Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 3, 2010
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laeliocattleya Okarchee 'Dark Thunder'
A remarkable variety not just for its large purple flowers, but also for its temperature tolerance. The shade house where these plants grow got down to 28 degrees January 7th of this year! Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 2, 2007
A remarkable variety not just for its large purple flowers, but also for its temperature tolerance. The shade house where these plants grow got down to 28 degrees January 7th of this year! Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 2, 2007
starting at
$50.00
$50.00
Laeliocattleya Rojo
It took two hot species, Cattleya aurantiaca and Laelia milleri, to produce such intense colors as those found on this primary hybrid. These have been growing in an unheated shade house for years, surviving the winter of 2007 when temperatures dropped to 28 degrees. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 18, 2010
It took two hot species, Cattleya aurantiaca and Laelia milleri, to produce such intense colors as those found on this primary hybrid. These have been growing in an unheated shade house for years, surviving the winter of 2007 when temperatures dropped to 28 degrees. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 18, 2010
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Laeliocattleya Schilleriana 'San Diego'
Crystal-white tepals and blue lips on this temperature-tolerant variety from the crossing of the Brazilian species Cattleya intermediate and Laelia purpurata. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 5, 2010
Crystal-white tepals and blue lips on this temperature-tolerant variety from the crossing of the Brazilian species Cattleya intermediate and Laelia purpurata. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 5, 2010
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laeliocattleya Trick or Treat
Vibrant oranges to reds have been the colors thus far from this cross of Laelia Icarus and Laeliocattleya Chit Chat. These plants have grown and intiated their flower spikes out with our cymbidiums, but should do equally well under intermediate conditions. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 17, 2009
Vibrant oranges to reds have been the colors thus far from this cross of Laelia Icarus and Laeliocattleya Chit Chat. These plants have grown and intiated their flower spikes out with our cymbidiums, but should do equally well under intermediate conditions. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 17, 2009
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
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