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Orchid Species: Cattleya gardneriana
Kew currently accepted name is Cattleya walkeriana
Cattleya gardneriana is an orchid species identified by Rchb.f. in 1870. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Cattleya walkeriana.
Genus
Cattleya (C.)
Grex
gardneriana
Parents
Species
Author
Rchb.f.
Year
1870
ORIGIN: From Brazil where it grows on giant old trees on rocky limestone plateaus or small trees or moist rocks near streams at elevations up to 2000 meters.
DESCRIPTION: This is the only Cattleya [other than C. nobilor] that the terminal, shorter, 1 to few flowered inflorescence arises from the base of the pseudobulb appearing as a new growth thatit hails from Brazil where it grows on giant old trees on rocky limestone plateaus or small trees or moist rocks near streams at elevations up to 2000 meters with jointed, bulbous or shortly fusiform, shiny yellow pseudobulbs carrying a single [rarely 2], apical, elliptic or ovate, leathery leaf that is rounded apically and blooms mostly in the fall but can occur at other times [see varieties below] on a 3 [7.5 cm] long, arcuate, single to few [1 to 3] flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers that open very flat.
FLOWER SIZE: 4 1/2 inches [9 to 12 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
DESCRIPTION: This is the only Cattleya [other than C. nobilor] that the terminal, shorter, 1 to few flowered inflorescence arises from the base of the pseudobulb appearing as a new growth thatit hails from Brazil where it grows on giant old trees on rocky limestone plateaus or small trees or moist rocks near streams at elevations up to 2000 meters with jointed, bulbous or shortly fusiform, shiny yellow pseudobulbs carrying a single [rarely 2], apical, elliptic or ovate, leathery leaf that is rounded apically and blooms mostly in the fall but can occur at other times [see varieties below] on a 3 [7.5 cm] long, arcuate, single to few [1 to 3] flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers that open very flat.
FLOWER SIZE: 4 1/2 inches [9 to 12 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
| Genus Name | Genus | Grex Name | Year | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | walkeriana | 1843 | Gardner |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | bulbosa | 1847 | Lindl. |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | princeps | 1877 | Barb.Rodr. |
| Add+ | Epidendrum | Epi | walkerianum | 1862 | (Gardner) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | walkeriana f. fantasia | ||
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | walkeriana f. Feiticeira |
Most awarded/recent cultivars:
C. walkeriana h.f. coerulea 'Edward'
(7 awards from
2006
to
2014)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Strub'
(5 awards from
2016
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. albescens 'Nevaska'
(4 awards from
2017
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Generosa'
(4 awards from
2014
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. coerulea 'Serra Azul'
(4 awards from
2014
to
2017)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Brasil'
(3 awards from
2016
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. alba 'Orchidglade'
(3 awards from
1965
to
2014)
C. walkeriana h.f. rubra 'Pega Fogo'
(2 awards from
2012
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Tokio'
(2 awards from
2017
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. alba 'Odisséia'
(2 awards in
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Brasília'
(2 awards from
2015
to
2018)
C. walkeriana h.f. alba 'Diamante Cvsn'
(2 awards from
2014
to
2017)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Linda'
(2 awards from
2016
to
2017)
C. walkeriana h.f. flammea 'Geisa'
(2 awards from
2014
to
2017)
C. walkeriana 'Pat'
(2 awards in
2017)
C. walkeriana h.f. coerulea 'Conrado'
(2 awards from
2015
to
2017)
C. walkeriana 'Lore Senno'
(2 awards from
2015
to
2017)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Gloriosa'
(2 awards from
2013
to
2017)
C. walkeriana 'Lorena'
(2 awards from
2015
to
2016)
C. walkeriana h.f. semialba 'Guaxupé'
(2 awards from
2015
to
2016)
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