General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Lavender with darker lavender lip
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Division of pseudobulbs.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cattleya lobata
  • Synonym: Laelia lobata

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L. lobata f. alba X L. lobata 'Jenny'
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Cattleya lobata f. alba x Cattleya lobata 'Jeni' AM/AOS

L. lobata X L. lobata 'Jeni'
Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden,Osaka,Japan
Date: 2008-06-08
Photo courtesy of: KENPEI

Cattleya lobata f. alba x Cattleya lobata 'Jeni' AM/AOS

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