ORCHIDACEAE

0841 CATTLEYA BLC CHIA LIN Orchid

Cattleya ‘Chia Lin’ grows to an impressive 17cm. There are up to 3 flowers on each spike. The petals have great substance and last well. The remarkable Cattleya Orchids are known as 'The King of Orchids' or 'Corsage Orchids'. The offer pretty perfume and flowers. The perfume is sweet and floral with a touch of citrus. Cattleya Orchids are readily hybridised, resulting in a never ending array of colours, each competing to be the most glamorous and showy. The leaves are bright green and grow upward to outward on vertical stems. The colourful, waxy blooms last a month or more. FROM: Tesselaar Gardening at its best. IMAGE BY: Peter Hogarth TAKEN: March 2006