Cattleya trianae var. coerulea

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Object Details

Description

This is a white to pale lavender color form of Dr. Triana’s Cattleya with purple-blue on the lip. This is a more difficult to find variety.

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2020-0173A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Flower is white with a purple spot and yellow spot on lip.

Fragrance

Fragrant

Range

NE to C Colombia

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Common Name

Christmas Orchid variety

Dr. Triana's Cattleya variety

Flor de Mayo variety

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Cattleya

Species

trianae

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e9e794b5-cbf2-45da-91a7-96397c3ff094

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2020-0173A