Cattleya Lady Bird Johnson

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Object Details

Description

This Cattleya is one of the First Lady orchids, bred to honor First Ladies of the United States. This orchid was bred for the centennial of Lady Bird Johnson's birthday, and presented to her daughter in 2012. Lady Bird Johnson was an active gardener and passionate about beautification of the landscape. She co-founded the National Wildflower Research Center, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and reintroducing native plants.

Parentage

Cattleya David Hill x Cattleya mossiae

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2019-0099A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Flower is white with pink and yellow in the throat.

Range

hybrid

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Common Name

Cattleya hybrid

First Lady Orchid

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Cattleya

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79238907d-cb17-4231-a734-979e73bb6f76

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2019-0099A