Cattleya schroederae
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| Species: | C. schroederae
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| Cattleya schroederae Rchb.f. (1887)
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Cattleya schroederae is a species of orchid. C. schroederae is named after Baroness Schroeder, wife of Sir John Schroder, see de:John Henry Schröder. It is a Colombian unifoliate Cattleya species. Flowers are to 9" (22.5 cm) across, strongly fragrant.[1] C. shroederae blooms in spring from a sheath that has formed before the winter dormancy.[2] As it blooms around Easter in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as "easter orchid", a name it shares with Cattleya mossiae.
References
- ^ http://www.orchidspecies.com/cattscroedderae.htm
- ^ The Showy Cattleya, Queen of the Orchids (Beginners` Handbook - XV) American Orchid Society Bulletin Vol.25, No.2 p.159 (1956) [1]
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