Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is 4-6" long with 3-6 long-lived, waxy, pink flowers. Flowers are 3-4.5" across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Bifoliate

Fragrance:

Milk chocolate (at mid-day)

Range:

SE Brazil to NE Argentina

Habitat:

Swampy areas at headwaters of rivers; 610-910m

Description:

This is a small to medium sized orchid with a color variable flower that has a lovely form and a distinctive, bell-shaped lip.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

Year round; peaks from July to October

Pollination Syndrome:

Probably bee

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Loddiges' Cattleya

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Cattleya

Species:

loddigesii

Accession Number:

2024-1690A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax724ac0977-3a68-4ff1-ae37-1f299ce2b6b1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2024-1690A