Cattleya guatemalensis x Mem Helen Brown 'Sweet Abton' AM/AOS
The genus Cattleya (C) contains quite a few species from tropical South America. They do best in a medium that has good drainage and dry between watering. Give them a short dryer rest after blooming.
This plant is in sphagnum over peanuts in a 5 1/2-inch clay pot. There are six pseudobulbs and stands twelve inches above the pot.
09/04/2013 - Bloomed, Blog entry
09/28/2012 - Bloomed, Blog entry
01/05/2012 - Re-potted in sphagnum/clay.
TRIBE: Epidendreae SUBTRIBE: Laeliinae