Cattleya dowiana x Brassavola nodosa - Cattleya Saint Andre

🌿 A Stunning Cattleya-Brassavola Hybrid with Fragrant Elegance 🌿

Cattleya Saint Andre is a captivating hybrid that combines the vibrant charm of Cattleya dowiana with the delicate beauty and wonderful fragrance of Brassavola nodosa. This orchid produces large, showy flowers with creamy to pale yellow petals and sepals accented by a rich, contrasting lip often tinged with pink or magenta. Known for its intoxicating night fragrance inherited from Brassavola nodosa, Cattleya Saint Andre is both a visual and olfactory delight.

🌱 Cultivation Tips for Cattleya Saint Andre

🌡️ Temperature:
Prefers intermediate to warm temperatures, thriving between 65–85°F (18–29°C) during the day and not dropping below 55°F (13°C) at night.

💧 Watering:
Water regularly in the growing season, keeping the medium moist but allowing it to dry slightly between waterings. Reduce watering during the cooler months when growth slows.

🌫️ Humidity:
Enjoys humidity levels around 50–70% with good air circulation to prevent fungal diseases.

💡 Light:
Requires bright, indirect light—about 2,000 to 3,000 foot-candles. Avoid direct midday sun to prevent leaf scorch. East or west-facing windows work well.

🌱 Potting Medium & Repotting:
Plant in a well-draining medium such as medium-grade fir bark mixed with perlite or charcoal. Repot every 1–2 years or when the medium breaks down.

🌼 Fertilizing:
Feed with a balanced orchid fertilizer diluted to half strength every 2 weeks during active growth. Flush the pot monthly to remove fertilizer salts.

Why Choose Cattleya Saint Andre?
This hybrid offers the best of both parents: impressive, colorful blooms combined with the alluring fragrance of Brassavola nodosa. Its vigorous growth and spectacular flowers make it a prized addition to any orchid collection.

Add Cattleya Saint Andre to your collection for stunning visual appeal and enchanting fragrance that fills the air. 🌿🌸

This is a blooming size bareroot divisions in a 3' or 4" pot, newly repotted, about 1 to 2 years to bloom, grown from seed, limited!