× Cattlianthe Dame Karen Pierce
Object Details
- Description
- This orchid hybrid is named for Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce who served both as the first female representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, and as the first female ambassador of the UK to the United States. This orchid is a beautiful example of an × Cattlianthe, with large flowers that have a slight blue flush when in bloom.
- Parentage
- Cattleya Intertexta var. coerulea x × Cattlianthe Sir Jeremiah Colman 'Blue Moon'
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2012-0101A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Range
- hybrid
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Cattlianthe hybrid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- × cattlianthe
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2012-0101A
