Object Details
- Description
- This large orchid is one of many known as a “Christmas Orchid” due to when it flowers. This plant produces slightly smaller flowers than Cattleya labiata, but typically have a better form, with fuller and flatter petals. It is named for an English orchid enthusiast of the 1800s.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- December to February; peaks in January and February
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2015-1590A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Lithophytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is 10" (25.4 cm) long with 3-4 short-lived, pink flowers. Flowers are up to 5" (12.7 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Musty
- Range
- Colombia to NW and N Venezuela
- Habitat
- Near rivers; 4265-6560ft (1300-2000m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Christmas Orchid
- Percival's Cattleya
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Species
- percivaliana
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1590A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax793c9f215-2843-43e2-a1a8-182b5f696f26
