Sunday, July 31, 2011

Cattleya Orchid - It takes seven years to bloom

I have always been fond of Cattleya orchid plants.  What makes them so alluring to me is that they are true epiphytic plants or air plants.  They rely on the air you and I breathe to live.  Cattleya orchids extract nutrients from the air to survive.  They use their root system to cling to trees (but they don't harm the tree) where they grow like they have grown for hundreds of years.  My favorite orchid is the Cattleya orchid.  Did you know that it takes seven years for a Cattleya orchid to bloom from seed? Here are some photos of some of my favorite Cattleya orchid plants, enjoy.






9 comments:

William said...

Very nice Cattleya pics. Do you know the species/hybrid name for the third one from the bottom?

Unknown said...

hi William.. the third one from the bottom is:
Blc. Chinese Beauty Orchid Queen

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Anonymous said...

I cannot see the point in showing these lovely plants, but they are rarely named. All we are looking at are pretty pictures of of flowers, bit you rarely know the name of what you are seeing.....totally pointless to me.