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Cattleya harrisoniana is a plant in the genus Cattleya.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the summer with up to six 11.25 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on rocky cliffs and bushes in humid swampy areas of South eastern Brazil.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant is a intermediate to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week and reduce watering during the winter. Plant can also be mounted.
Varities[]
| Image | Name | Description |
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Cattleya harrisoniana var alba | white petals and sepals, lip is white |
Naming[]
Common Name:Harrison's Cattleya
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya brownii Rolfe 1894
- Cattleya candida F.N.Williams 1851
- Cattleya harrisoniae Batem. 1838
- Cattleya harrisoniae Paxt 1838
- Cattleya harrisonii P.N.Don 1840
- Cattleya intermedia var variegata Hkr.
- Cattleya loddigesii var. harrisoniana Lindley 1887
- Cattleya papeinsiana C. Morr. 1845
- Epidendrum harrisonianum Rchb.f 1861