Welcome to Cattleya Orchid Source

Cattleya Orchid Source is dedicated to providing orchid growers and hobbyists with the latest information about these beautiful, exotic orchids. There are pages for species and hybrids and descriptions of the plants and flowers. In the Growing section, there are articles about growing Cattleya species and hybrids. Topics include greenhouse growing, windowsill growing, growing orchids under lights, repotting and fertilizing information, and propagation techniques. Check out the species index where you can find detailed information about each orchid species. We also feature articles about selected hybrids. Additionally, there are links to orchid societies, other orchid sites, and places to buy orchids, orchid growing supplies, and orchid-related books. Enjoy your visit.

 

Cattleya Orchid Species

 

There are 53 species of Cattleya orchids. They are native to Mexico, Central, and South America. Most of them require intermediate temperatures and grow best in a greenhouse in cold or temperate climates. Most orchids grown in the twentieth century were Cattleyas, Cattleya relatives, or Cattleya hybrids.

 

All Cattleya Species

 

1. Cattleya aclandiae
2. Cattleya amethystoglossa
3. Cattleya araguaiensis
4. Cattleya aurantiaca
5. Cattleya aurea
6. Cattleya bicolor
7. Cattleya bowringiana
8. Cattleya deckeri
9. Cattleya dowiana
10. Cattleya dolosa
11. Cattlyea dormaniana
12. Cattleya eldorado
13. Cattleya elongata
14. Cattleya forbesii
15. Cattleya gaskelliana
16. Cattleya granulosa
17. Cattleya guatemalensis (natural hybrid)
18. Cattleya guttata
19. Cattleya harrisoniana
20. Cattleya intermedia
21. Cattleya iricolor
22. Cattleya jenmanii
23. Cattleya kerrii
24. Cattleya labiata
25. Cattleya lawrenceana
26. Cattleya leopoldii
27. Cattleya loddigesii
28. Cattleya lueddemanniana
29. Cattleya luteola
30. Cattleya maxima
31. Cattleya mendelii
32. Cattleya mooreana
33. Cattleya mossiae
34. Cattleya nobilior
35. Cattleya patinii
36. Cattleya percivilliana
37. Cattleya porphyroglossa
38. Cattleya quadricolor
39. Cattleya rex
40. Cattleya schilleriana
41. Cattleya schofieldiana
42. Cattleya schroederae
43. Cattleya skinneri
44. Cattleya tenuis
45. Cattleya trianae
46. Cattleya velutina
47. Cattleya violacea
48. Cattleya walkeriana
49. Cattleya warneri
50. Cattleya warscewiczii

Cattleya Orchid Hybrids

 

Natural Hybrids
Primary Hybrids
Complex Hybrids

 

 

Cattleya Orchid Relatives

 

1. Barkeria
2. Brassavola
3. Broughtonia
4. Encyclia
5. Epidendrum
6. Euchile
7. Laelia
8. Leptotes
9. Rhyncholaelia
10. Schomburgkia
11. Sophronotis