Cattleya Dowiana

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cattleya Dowiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cattleya Dowiana, Batem. (C. labiata var. Dowiana, Veitch). Pseudobulbs up to 1 ft. tall, furrowed, 1-lvd.: lvs. up to 1 ft. long: peduncle 2-6-fld.; fls. 6-7 in. across; sepals and petals nankeen-yellow, the sepals lanceolate, acute, less than half as wide as the undulate petals; lip ample, about as long as the petals, the tube yellow, striped with purple, the limb crisped, velvety, dark purple, finely and beautifully veined with golden lines which radiate from the median lines. R.H. 1869:30. A.F. 25:593; 21:838; 30:1078. C.L.A. 11:45; 19:343. Costa Rica, where it was discovered by Warscewicz.— It was rediscovered in 1864 by Mr. Arce, who sent plants to Eu., where they were purchased by Messrs. Veitch & Son, in whose establishment they flowered for the first time. Var. aurea, Williams & Moore (var. chrysotoxa. Hort.). has the sepals and petals of a deeper yellow and the golden veins on the lip more copious and anastomosing. Colombia. A.F. 6:563; 12: 10. F.R. 1:76. C.O. 2a. O.R. 19:17. Var. jenseniana, Hort. A large and handsome form. Var. rosita, Hort. Sepals creamy white, tinged with purple; petals rose-purple, tinged with yellow. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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