Cattleya Orchid Plants

Pseudobulbs store water to carry the plant through the dry season.

Cattleya orchid plants. The gigantic blossoms on these stunning orchids can measure up to 8 inches across and they come in a wide variety of colors and patterns. Nevertheless his handicap has not stopped him from turning his greatest hobby into his profession. The cattleya orchid was named in 1824 as a tribute to william cattley of england. A little knowledge and experience is needed to grow these babies since all careful packing does not prevent that plants are tangled up in the jars we only send orchi packs with plants ready to be taken out immediately.

As a grower of cattleya orchids it is challenging to get a cce as growing large plants has its serious issues. The orchi packs are plastic jars with 3 4 orchid seedlings. Some mini orchids are already flowering size while other plants might need up to 3 year to become flowering size. They have been used for religious ceremonies and decorative purposes for hundreds of years.

They produce breathtaking fragrant flowers an are available in a wide range of spectacular colors sizes shapes and textures. The cattleya is a sympodial orchid meaning it grows from a horizontal stem or rhizome the rhizome sends out creeping roots and thick pseudobulbs grow upwards. Cattleyas are among the most popular orchid genus grown. We are the oldest and largest orchid grower in the midwest.

Cattleyas are a diverse group of sympodial orchids and include associated genera like brassavola laelia schomburgkia broughtonia and sophronitis along with their hybrids. By visiting breeders rik managed to learn everything there is to know about this beautiful craft what made it. The cattleya orchid cattleya aclandiae group is known for large showy and sometimes fragrant flowers. The most common cause for failure to flower is insufficient light.

Their stems are tall and smooth and their leaves are a vibrant green. Warscewiczii pauline brault cce of 94 points. Documentation and reading was unfortunately not possible for rik claessen because of his severe dyslexia. Orchids are among the most beautiful and unusual flowers in the world.

Long before the europeans came to the area the local people knew and used them in various ways for ceremonies and for. Orchid of the month. We specialize in well grown cattleya hybrids and species our own crosses as well as clones and hybrids imported from thailand this is our most exciting award we got in the past for our c. They are one of the most popular groups of orchids simply because they have huge colourful and generally fragrant flowers on compact plants enabling them to be grown successfully even if the hobbyist only has as little space as a windowsill.

Cattleya is a sympodial orchid that grows from an underground rhizome. The plant originates from central and south america. We invite you to look through our site which features a wide selection of cattleya and phalaenopsis mericloned orchids many with beautiful full color images. The climate around brisbane and the coasts is ideal for growing orchids.

Gift plants sorted by gifts under 50. The flower stalks emerge from these. Hobby plants by genus botanical. Light cattleyas grow and flower best with strong filtered or indirect sunlight.