Cattleya Orchid Source

Cattleya Orchid Species

Cattleya schofieldiana

Native to: Brazil.  Cattleya schofieldiana grows on trees or rocky slope faces.  Roots grow among mosses and lichens and extend about 2 feet in habitat.

Plant Size: Large.  Plants can reach 40 inches (1 meter) in height.  Bifoliate. 

Flower Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Flower Description: Cattleya schofieldiana produces between two and five flowers per stem.  The flower color is a tawny yellow that has dense maroon spotting on the petals and sepals.  The purple or magenta lip has lots of hairy protrussions and has a white margins.

Bloom Season: Summer

Growing Temperature: Intermediate to Warm

Additional Information: Dark flowers and wavy petals make Cattleya schofieldiana an interesting conversation piece.  This species was once considered a variety of Cattleya granulosa, but flowers in the fall rather than in the spring.  Nothing out of the ordinary is required culturally.  It does not have a distinctive rest period. 

Synonym:  Cattleya granulosa var. schofeldiana

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