Cattleya lueddemanniana

Cattleya lueddemanniana is a plant in the genus Cattleya.

Description

Plant flowers from summer to fall with three to five flowers. Flowers are 21.25 cm wide and fragrant.

Distribution

Plant is found growing on trees in the low hill of the Northern coast in Venezuela at elevations of 0 to 500 meters.

Culture

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Cattleya lueddemanniana is a intermediate to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.

Varieties

Image	Name	Description
	Cattleya lueddemania f. semi-alba	Sepals and Petals are white, lip is pink
	Cattleya lueddemania f. semi-alba	Sepals and Petals are purple, lip is yellow with purple
	Cattleya lueddemania f. coerulea 'Siquisiqui'	Sepals and Petals are white, lip is purple with yellow AM/AOS
	Cattleya lueddemania f. alba	Sepals and Petals are white, lip is yellow

Naming

Common Name: Lueddemann's Cattleya

Synonyms

1. Cattleya bassettii hort. 1887
2. Cattleya dawsoni Warn. 1862
3. Cattleya labiata var. dawsonii [Warner] DuBuy. 1878
4. Cattleya labiata var. lueddmannia (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1883
5. Cattleya labiata var. roezlii Rchb.f 1882
6. Cattleya labiata var wilsoniana Rchb.f 1887
7. Cattleya malouana Linden 1885
8. Cattleya mossiae Hkr. var autumnalis hort. 1887
9. Cattleya roezlii Rchb. f. 1882
10. Cattleya speciosissima hort. 1868
11. Cattleya speciosissima var lowii Anderson 1868
12. Cattleya speciosissima var lueddemannia 1882-97
13. Epidendrum labiatum var lueddemannia [Rchb.f]Rchb.f 1861