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Cattleya walkeriana is orchid in the genus Cattleya
Description[]
Plant blooms from late winter to summer with one to two 12 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing on trees, limestone slopes and moist rocks in Brazil at elevations from 0 to 2000 meters.
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. Cut back on water during winter months.
Varieties[]
Naming[]
Common Name:Walker's Cattleya
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya bulbosa Lindley 1847
- Cattleya gardneriana Rchb.f 1870
- Cattleya princeps B.-Rod. 1877
- Cattleya walkeriana var. bulbosa (Lindl.) Fowlie 1977
- Cattleya walkeriana var. princeps L.C.Menezes 1993
- Epidendrum walkerianum [Gardn.]Rchb.f 1862