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Cattleya violacea is a plant in the genus Cattleya.
Description[]
Plant blooms from late spring to summer with three to seven 13 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on trees in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador at elevations of 200 to 700 meters
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant is a warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Name:Violet Cattleya
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya schomburgkii Lodd. ex Lindl. 1838
- Cattleya superba R.H. Schomb. ex Lindl. 1838
- Cattleya superba var. alba Rolfe 1890
- Cattleya superba var. ashworthii auct. 1895
- Cattleya superba var. splendens Lem. 1869
- Cattleya superba var. wellsiana auct. 1894
- Cattleya violacea f. alba (Rolfe) Christenson 1996
- Cattleya violacea var. alba (Rolfe) Fowlie 1977
- Cattleya violacea var. ashworthii (auct.) Braem 1984
- Cattleya violacea var. splendens (Lem.) Fowlie 1977
- Cattleya violacea var. wellsiana (auct.) Braem 1984
- *Cymbidium violaceum Kunth 1816
- Epidendrum superbum (R.H. Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862
- Epidendrum violaceum (Kunth) Rchb. f. 1861