Cattleya labiata var. semialba
Object Details
- Description
- This is a white flowered color form with a pink and yellow lip of the orchid that started orchid mania in the early 1800s. The species was first collected by William Swainson in Brazil, and then flowered for William Cattley in England in 1818. Swainson disappeared onto other collecting ventures, and the knowledge of where C. labiata grew was “lost” for 71 years. The public went mad for the beautiful, large, color variable flowers, and the orchid hunt began.
- C. labiata is the type species for the genus.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- October to November
- Pollination Syndrome
- Probably bee
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2018-0814A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- This color form is white with a yellow and purple lip. Flower is up to 7" across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Unifoliate
- Fragrance
- Spicy
- Range
- Brazil
- Habitat
- 600-900m
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Crimson Lipped Cattleya variety
- Ruby Lipped Cattleya variety
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Species
- labiata
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2018-0814A
