Cattleya schofieldiana var. alba

Cattleya schofieldiana var. alba, is native to Brazil, grows on trees or rocky slope faces. Roots grow among mosses and lichens and extend about 2 feet in habitat.

Bifoliate. Flower Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Cattleya schofieldiana produces between two and five flowers per stem. The flower color is a tawny yellow that has dense maroon spotting on the petals and sepals. The purple or magenta lip has lots of hairy protrussions and has a white margins.

Bloom Season: Summer

Growing Temperature: Intermediate to Warm

Dark flowers and wavy petals make Cattleya schofieldiana an interesting conversation piece. This species was once considered a variety of Cattleya granulosa, but flowers in the fall rather than in the spring. Nothing out of the ordinary is required culturally. It does not have a distinctive rest period.

This is a T3" in a 3.5" clay pot about 3 to 4 years to bloom, Grown from Seed. Limited!