Cattleya Walkeriana

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cattleya Walkeriana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cattleya Walkeriana, Gardner (C. bulbosa, Lindl. C. Gardneriana, Reichb. f. C. princeps, Rodr.). Pseudobulbs 2-5 in. tall, oval-fusiform, furrowed. 1-lvd.: lvs. 2-5 in. long, oblong-elliptic: fls. 1-3, very fragrant, 3-5 in. across, on a scaly st. arising from the base of the pseudobulb; sepals and petals pale rose-lilac or a deep purple-rose, the sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, the petals about twice as wide, oval-rhomboid, undulate; lip a little shorter than sepals, fleshy, 3-lobed, the lateral lobes rose, separated, exposing the column, the front lobe nearly orbicular, emarginate, crisped, violet-purple, the disk yellow, streaked with bright purple. Brazil. B.R. 33:42. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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