- Cattleya mossiae - chadwickorchids. com
For the hobbyist, C mossiae has all the qualities to make it a true treasure It is the easiest Cattleya species to grow, the easiest to flower, and it adapts well to more adverse growing conditions than any other species in the genus For this reason, it is often recommended as a beginner’s orchid
- Cattleya mossiae - Wikipedia
Cattleya mossiae (literally 'Moss' Cattleya'), commonly known as the Easter orchid, is a species of labiate Cattleya orchid The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri [1]
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Found in Venezuela at elevations of 900 to 1500 meters in dense forests high in the canopy as a small to medium sized, unifoliate, warm to cool growing epiphyte with fusiform, ridged, green pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, oblong to narrowly ovate-oblong leaf that is rounded apically and blooms in the spring on a terminal, 12" [30 cm] long
- Cattleya mossiae (Easter Cattleya, Easter Orchid, Mrs. Moss Cattleya . . .
The species epithet, mossiae, commemorates a “Mrs Moss” of Liverpool, England, who successfully flowered this species and brought it to the attention of botanists
- Cattleya mossiae orchid plant care and culture - Travaldos blog
Cattleya mossiae can be grown in plastic or clay pots, and placed on blocks As a substrate, a mixture of the bark of coniferous trees with sphagnum moss, which are laid down in layers: a cortex below, and above moss or alternating layers, proved to be a good substitute
- Orchid Species: Cattleya mossiae
ORIGIN: An endemic Venezuelan, small to medium sized, unifoliate, warm to cool growing epiphyte occurring at elevations of 900 to 1500 meters in dense forests high in the canopy
- Cattleya mossiae (4N) - OrchidWeb
Blooms heaviest in spring usually around April Can bloom in the fall too This particlar cross is yielding 100 percent tetraploids and the flowers are in the 7 inch range with rounder fuller shape The pictures are of a nice 2N variety so these will be far nicer
- Cattleya mossiae | Slippertalk Orchid Forum
To me, it just looks like an improved mossiae - perfectly attainable through dedicated line breeding What amazes me, is how consistent the offspring from the 'RE Patterson' x 'Panther Creek' cross have been, and how the majority I have seen listed for sale favor the 'Panther Creek' parent
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