(Madagascar Periwinkle, Viper Madagascar Periwinkle)

The relatively tall, large-flowered vinca in the Viper Series were developed by British breeders at FloraNova. They are early flowering and have good tolerance to the intense summer heat and dry soil as well as cooler, moister growing conditions.

Vinca, or Madagascar periwinkle, is a bushy tender perennial shrub that delights with many colorful, radial flowers that appear all season long. As its common name suggests, it’s native to Madagascar, a tropical island off the southeastern coast of...

(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, 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...

(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, Christmas Cattleya, Corsage Orchid)

Distinguished by the spice-musky fragrance of its pink-lavender and magenta ruffled blossoms, Cattleya percivaliana is a winter-blooming corsage orchid that is often referred to as the Christmas cattleya. An epiphytic (growing on another plant) or lithophytic (growing on a moist rock) tender perennial from the mountains of Venezuela, it will form a lush, heavy clump in frost-free gardens.

An oblong, stiff, leathery green leaf grows from each stout pseudobulb in the plant cluster. In...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid)

Having a deliciously sweet aroma, the frilly lavender blooms of Cattleya schroederae have petal lips with an intense yellow-orange disc, occurring in late winter into spring. An epiphytic (growing on another plant) tender perennial orchid from Colombia, Schroeder's corsage orchid will vigorously form a lush, dense cluster upon a tree branch, wood basket or heavy pot in frost-free gardens.

Only one long, stiff, leathery green leaf grows from each slender pseudobulb. It typically grows...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid, Triana Corsage Orchid)

One of the most delicately beautiful of all the corsage orchid species, Cattleya trianaei is admired for its fragrant, ruffled, pastel winter flowers. An epiphytic (growing on another plant) tender perennial orchid from Colombia, it will form a lush, dense cluster upon a tree branch, wood basket or heavy pot in frost-free gardens. This species has produced many clones that orchidists have extensively used for breeding to create some of the finest hybrids (grexes) of corsage orchids known...

(Cattleya, Corsage Orchid)

One of the most prized corsage orchid species, but finicky in its cultural needs, Cattleya violacea produces fragrant, rose-tinted lavender-violet flowers. An epiphytic (growing on another plant) tender perennial orchid from the northern and western areas of the Amazon Basin in South America, where it grows in trees near rivers and in a climate that is warm and humid for twelve months. It will form a small cluster upon a tree branch, wood basket or wood slab in frost-free gardens. This is...