Cattleya loddigesii

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Read about Cattleya loddigesii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cattleya Loddigesii, Lindl. (C. Arembergii, Scheidw. C. intermedia var. variegata, Hook.). Pseudobulbs 8-12 in. tall, cylindric, 2-lvd.: lvs. 4-5 in. long, oblong-elliptic: peduncle bearing 2-5 fls. 3-4½ in. across; sepals and petals rose-lilac, oblong-elliptic, the lateral sepals somewhat falcate, the petals a little broader than the sepals, undulate; lip shorter than the lateral sepals, distinctly 3-lobed, the tube externally colored like petals, internally whitish, the lateral lobes rounded, undulate, the front lobe nearly orbicular, pale amethyst, strongly crisped, the disk whitish passing into yellow at the base. Brazil.— There is a white form. Var. alba, Hort. Var. delicata, Hort. Fls. bluish white. Var. innocens, Hort. Fls. milky white. Var. splendens, Hort. Fls. with bright purplish rose sepals; lip white inside, pale lilac outside; disk and side lobes pale yellow. CH


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