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Cattleya mendelii is a plant in the genus Cattleya.
Description[]
Plant bloom in the spring with four to five flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 17.5 to 20 cm wide.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on rocky cliffs of Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes at 700 to 1000 meters in elevation.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Cattleya mendelii is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Varieties[]
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Cattleya mendelii 'Starbeck' | Sepals and Petals are white, lip is purple with a light yellow center |
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Cattleya mendelii variant | Sepals and Petals are white, lip is purple with a yellow center |
Naming[]
Common Name: Mendel's Cattleya
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya bluntii H.Low 1876
- Cattleya cupidon hort. 1894
- Cattleya labiata var. bella Rchb.f 1882
- Cattleya labiata var. mendelii Sanders 1886
- Cattleya mendelii var. morganae (R.Warner & L.O.Williams) Braem 1986