Cattleya Harrisoniana

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cattleya Harrisoniana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cattleya Harrisoniana, Batem. (C. Harrisoniae, Paxt. C. Papeiansiana, Morr. C. Horrisonii, Beer. C. Loddigesii var. Harrisoniae, Veitch. C. Loddigesii var. Harrisoniana, Rolfe). Pseudobulbs 8-16 in. tall, cylindric, 2-lvd.: lvs. 4-6 in. long, oblong-lanceolate: peduncle bearing 2-5 fls. 4-4½ in. across; sepals and petals similar, oblong, bright rose-lilac, the lateral sepals falcate, the petals undulate, a little broader than sepals; lip shorter than lateral sepals, 3-lobed, the tube the same color as the petals, the front lobe crisped, rose-purple, the disk yellow-orange. Brazil. P.M. 4:247. C.O. 17. Gn. 48:380. Var. alba, Beer. Fls. white, or sometimes faintly tinged with rose or yellow. C.O. 17a. Var. Candida, Hort. Fls. white except yellow disk of lip. Var. gigantea, Hort. A large form. Var. maculata, Hort. Fls. purple-dotted. Var. superbissima, Hort. Fls. large, the sepals and petals dark rose, the lip creamy white. Var. violacea, Hort. Fls. deeper colored. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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