Cattleya intermedia

Cattleya lueddemanniana is a plant in the genus Cattleya.

Description

Plant flowers from spring to summer with two to seven flowers. Flowers are 12.5 cm wide and fragrant.

Distribution

Plant is found growing on rocks and small trees in the coastal forest of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

Culture

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. It requires a intermediate to warm temperature. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.

Varieties

Image	Name	Description
	Cattleya intermedia var. alba	White sepals and petals, with a white lip
	Cattleya intermedia variant	White fringed sepals and petals, with a white lip
	Cattleya intermedia amethystina	Cream color sepals and petals, with a light purple lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. coerulea	White sepals and petals, with a purple lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. marginata	White sepals and petals, with a magenta lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. marginata	Pink sepals and petals, with a magenta lip
	Cattleya intermedia 'Jerry Elmore'	Pink sepals and petals, with a pink lip, HCC/AOS
	Cattleya intermedia 'Crownfox'	Pink sepals and petals, with a purple lip, HCC/AOS
	Cattleya intermedia variant	light purple sepals and light purple petals with a purple stripe, with a purple lip
	Image:Cattleya intermedia 'Aranbeen'.jpg	White sepals and petals, with a light pink lip, HCC/AOS
	Cattleya intermedia variant	Sepals are pink and petals are pink lip edges, with a pink lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. acquinii	Sepals are pink and petals are pink with red patches on the edge, with a red lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. acquinii f. coerulea	Sepals are white and petals are white with purple patches on the edge, with a purple lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. acquinii f. vinicolor	Sepals are white and petals are white with red patches on the edge, with a red lip
	Cattleya intermedia var. delicata	Sepals are pink and petals are pink with magenta patches on the edge, with a magenta lip

Naming

Common Name: Intermediate Cattleya

Synonyms

1. Cattleya amablis Lindley ex DuBuss 1878
2. Cattleya amethestina C. Morr. 1848
3. Cattleya amethystina C. Morren 1848
4. Cattleya aquinii Barb. Rodr. 1891
5. Cattleya candida hort.
6. Cattleya gibeziae Linden & Rodigas 1887
7. Cattleya ianthina hort. 1853
8. Cattleya intermedia var. amethystina (C.Morren ex Lem.) Fowlie 1977
9. Cattleya intermedia var. punctatissima Sander 1892
10. Cattleya intermedium Rchb.f 1861
11. Cattleya loddigesii Lindley var amethystina Lem 1853
12. Cattleya maritima Lindley 1836
13. Cattleya ovata Lindley 1836
14. Epidendrum intermedium Rchb.f 1861