Cattleya warscewiczii in my Greenhouse

December 16, 2011 in Cattleya Species, Orchid Notes & Culture by Masood Raja

In my quest to have at least one each of the seventeen classic Cattleya species, Cattleya warscewiczii was the hardest to find: even harder than finding the C. eldorado. A [...]

Search for Cattleya eldorado

December 14, 2011 in Cattleya Species, Orchid Notes & Culture by Masood Raja

“If you find it growing wild along the Rio Negro in Brazil, and it glitters in lavender, orange, pink and white in the sunlight, it may well be worth its [...]

Cattleya percivaliana in my Greenhouse

December 11, 2011 in Cattleya Species, Orchid Notes & Culture by Masood Raja

Also Called the Christmas Cattleya, this particular species is there to welcome us around Christmas. The “discovery” of this species was an exciting event in England as it filled a [...]

Cattleya warneri in my Greenhouse

December 7, 2011 in Cattleya Species, Orchid Notes & Culture by Masood Raja

According to Chadwick and Son, even though C. warneri “is not a difficult species to grow, it does have its own unique requirements.” It grows in winter months in the [...]