Cattleya Mendelii

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cattleya Mendelii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cattleya Mendelii, Backh. (C. labiata var. Mendelii, Reichb. f. C. Morganiae, Williams). Fig. 841. Pseudo- bulbs 12-16 in. tall, compressed, furrowed, 1-lvd.: lvs. oblong, 6-10 in. long: peduncle with 2 or 3 fls. 7-8 in. across; sepals and petals white, or often tinted pale rosy mauve, the sepals oblong-lanceolate, the petals obliquely oval, obtuse, crisped; lip with the tube white or colored like petals, the front lobe much crisped, rich crimson-purple abruptly passing into the yellow throat which is reddish streaked. Colombia. O.R. 1:273; 10:233. S.H. 2:413. C.O. 19. Var. Bluntii, Hort., has the fls. white, except a small yellow spot on lip. Var. Maudeae, Hort. White with rose markings on the lip. Var. gigantea, Hort., has a very large lip. Var. hackbridgensis, Hort. Petals blotched with crimson. Var. Bertii, Hort. Fls. white tinted with rose. Var. leucoglossa, Hort. Sepals bluish tinted. Var. Lowiae, Hort. Lip white, pale purple at apex. Var. wisetonensis, Hort. Lip rich rose-purple, delicately veined; throat yellow veined with reddish purple. Var. macroziana, Hort. Fls. very large. R.H. 1903, p. 253 (desc.). Var. Lachneri, Hort. Lip curiously colored, front lobe having a broad marginal band of dark purple sparingly blotched with white and an inner band of lighter purple. Var. Pietiae, Hort. Fls. nearly white; lip marked with pink. Var. majestica, Hort. Fls. large, white. Var. Dixonae, Hort. Attractive blush-pink form. Var. Lambeanana, Hort. Fls. white. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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