(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid)

Producing abundant lavender to violet-pink, spotted flowers, Cattleya amethystoglossa is a lush epiphytic orchid found along the treetops in Brazilian rainforests. It forms a dense cluster ideal for cultivation in a wooden/wire basket or weighted pot. The rapid deforestation of eastern Brazil has reduced wild populations making it difficult for botanists to find plants in the wild. Several natural varieties exist including alba (white flowered) and coerulea (violet-blue...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid)

Admired for its fragrance and exotic looks, Cattleya bicolor is a handsome corsage orchid with yellowy brown-green and pink flowers. An epiphytic tender perennial orchid from Brazil, it will form a lush, dense cluster upon a tree branch, wood/wire basket or weighted pot in frost-free gardens.

The stiff, leathery green leaves arise from cylindrical pseudobulbs, each with one to two leaves. In the warmth of summer and autumn, the plant will form small clusters of fragrant flowers on stiff...

(Decker's Cattleya, Decker's Corsage Orchid)

Many violet-pink, lightly fragrant flowers are produced on Decker's cattleya in fall. An epiphytic orchid from the hot, lowland rainforests from Panama to Trinidad, it sometimes clasps to moist rocks as well as trees, under the protective shade of tropical shrubs. This orchid forms a loose cluster on a tree branch, wood basket or heavy pot.

Two oblong, stiff, leathery green leaves grow from each flattened pseudobulb. In fall, a mature pseudobulb will produce a fleshy stalk with two to eight...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid, Gaskell's Corsage Orchid)

Perhaps the source of the color "orchid", Cattleya gaskelliana is admired for its large, fragrant, ruffled orchid-colored flowers that appear in late spring. An epiphytic (growing on another plant) or lithophytic (growing on rocks) tender perennial orchid from eastern Venezuela's montane forests, Gaskell's corsage orchid forms a lush, sprawling cluster that can be cultivated on a tree branch, rock crevice, wood/wire basket or pot in frost-free garden spaces. Extensive...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid, White Gaskell's Corsage Orchid)

Majestic in size, texture and beauty, the white form alba of Cattleya gaskelliana is admired for its large, fragrant, ruffled white late springtime flowers. An epiphyte (growing on another plant) or lithophyte (growing on rocks), this tender perennial orchid from eastern Venezuela's montane forests, white Gaskell's corsage orchid will form a lush, sprawling cluster on a tree branch, rock, wood basket or clay pot in frost-free gardens. This orchid that flowers so prolifically unfortunately...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid, Harrison's Corsage Orchid)

Lovely with its rounded starry violet-lavender flowers that appear in summer, Cattleya harrisoniana is a vigorous orchid from the hot Brazilian rainforests northeast of Rio de Janeiro. An epiphytic tender perennial, Harrison's corsage orchid forms a lush, dense cluster that can be cultivated along a tree branch, in a wood/wire basket or weighted pot in frost-free gardens or greenhouses. Deforestation in its native lands have caused natural population to dwindle making it difficult to locate...

(Corsage Orchid, Crimson Lip Cattleya, Ruby-lipped Cattleya)

"Ruby" spotted lips appear on the fall and winter-occurring lavender-fuchsia blossoms of the ornate crimson-lipped cattleya. An epiphytic (growing on another plant), frost-tender perennial orchid from Brazil and Venezuela's highland forests, it will form a loose, airy cluster on a tree branch, wood basket or heavy pot in frost-free gardens.

Only one oblong, stiff, leathery green leaf grows from each club-like pseudobulb that is covered in green sheaths. A new pseudobulb appears in late spring...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid, Lüddemann's Corsage Orchid)

Springtime heralds showy, large fuchsia-lavender flowers of Cattleya lueddemanniana, a beautifully-shaped orchid of the northern coast and mountain slopes of Venezuela. An epiphytic (growing on another plant) tender perennial, Lüddenmann's corsage orchid will form a lush, dense cluster upon a tree branch, wood/wire basket or weighted pot in frost-free gardens. There are white-flowering and more blue-violet colored forms of this species, and those that grow in the montane regions are smaller...

(Cattleya, Christmas Orchid, Corsage Orchid)

Long-lasting and exquisitely beautiful, autumn and early winter heralds the violet-tinted lavender flowers of Cattleya maxima. Sometimes called the Christmas orchid because of the timing of its flowers, this tender perennial orchid is from northwestern South America. It is epiphytic (growing on another plant) and will form a lush, dense cluster upon a tree branch, wood/wire basket or weighted pot in frost-free gardens. There are white-flowering and pale-colored forms of this species, and...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid, Mendel's Corsage Orchid)

As large as a plump grapefruit, the barely white ruffled flowers of Cattleya mendelii have fragrant, red-purple and yellow centers. This tender perennial orchid is from mountain forests of eastern Colombia and is often recommended as the easiest corsage orchid to grow for first-time orchid growers. It is epiphytic (growing on another plant) or lithophytic (growing on rocks) and will form a lush, dense cluster upon a tree branch, wood/wire basket or weighted pot in frost-free gardens. It...