Types of Cattleya Orchids

Orange Cattleya Orchids

• The Cattleya aurantiaca is a bifoiate orchid that can grow up to a foot in height. They are considered bifoliate orchids because they have more than one leaf. The thick orange or red-orange flowers are typically one inch across and bloom from the summer until fall. They are prized for their fragrance and are commonly used in breeding hybrids in an orange or red color. Cattleya aurantiaca are found in Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Bicolor Cattelya Orchids

• The Cattleya bicolor orchid is native to Brazil and features gold-green sepals and petals that have a coppery tinge. Their narrow lip offers a contrast with a brilliant purple-red color. The fragrant flowers of the Cattleya bicolor are fragrant, and spread up to four inches across. Shoots can reach a height of four feet. Flowers planted in the fall might bloom again in the spring.

Yellow-Green Cattelya Orchids

• The Cattleya Guttata flowers from late in the fall into winter. This fragrant orchid is commonly used for hybridization and is native to Brazil. The plant is bifoliate and can grow to a height of from three to five feet. The yellow-green flowers have purple markings and the lip is magenta, sometimes with white lobes.

Rose-Colored Cattelya Orchids

• The Cattleya labiata is a unifoliate plant featuring only one leaf. This magnificent rose-colored orchid features a dramatic large ruffled lip. Dark lines on the fragrant flower lead to yellow spots in the throat. Plants can grow up to two feet. Cattleya labiata is native to Brazil, and its flowers last for months.

Purple, Rose and White Cattleya Orchids

• The Cattleya skinneri is a bifoliate that presents rose-colored, purple or white flowers that emit a faint fragrance and grow to three inches across. It is found in Mexico and many countries in Central America, and flowers from the late winter until early spring. Cattleya skinneri has new growth yearly