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Cattleya porphyroglossa is a plant in the genus Cattleya.
Description[]
Plant bloom in the summer with three to five 7.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on trees in Brazil.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant is a intermediate to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Name: Purple Lipped Cattleya
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya batalini Sander & Kranzlin 1892
- Cattleya dijanceana hort ex Rolfe 1902
- Epidendrum porphyroglossum Rchb.f 1862