Cattleya is an orchid family plant with high ornamental value.

Other Names for Cattleya

Cattleya is also known as Cattleya, Cattleya, Cattleya, and Cattleya.

Morphological Characteristics of Cattleya

It is evergreen, with cylindrical or club-shaped pseudobulbs, spindle-shaped pseudobulbs, about 25 cm or more in height;

It usually has about 2-3 leaves, which are long-ovate and thick. It usually blooms once every year in autumn, and sometimes it can bloom twice; different types of varieties bloom in spring, summer, autumn, and winter each year.

The flower stalk is about 20 cm, and it can bear as many as 5-10 large flowers. The flower diameter is about 10 cm, and the fragrance is distinctive. Each flower can remain open for a relatively long time;

Of course, except for black and blue, it comes in almost every other color, and has the title of "King of Orchids," with a beautiful and alluring form.

Its cultivation is divided into single-leaf and double-leaf types, and its propagation methods include division and sowing, sterile sowing, or tissue culture.

The winter temperature is about 15-20 degrees C. It blooms once a year, often for 3-4 weeks.

Growth Habits of Cattleya

Cattleya is a flower produced in subtropical and tropical regions, suitable for growing in a warm and humid environment, and requires sufficient diffused light. Cattleya is drought-tolerant, avoids saline-alkaline conditions, fears waterlogging, is not cold-tolerant, and is not suitable for direct sunlight or dry winds.

It requires good ventilation and high air humidity, and grows in acidic soil rich in humus.

Flower Language of Cattleya

Admiration, respect and love, beauty, feminine charm