× Laeliocattleya Explained
Laeliocattleya is a nothogenus of intergeneric orchid hybrids descended from the parental genera Laelia and Cattleya.[1] It is abbreviated Lc. in the horticultural trade.[2]
Due to the recent decision by the Royal Horticultural Society (the international orchid registration authority) to recognize the reduction of the Brazilian Laelia species and the entire genus Sophronitis to synonymy under Cattleya, many hybrids which had previously been described as Laeliocattleya hybrids are now classified as Cattleya hybrids (e.g. C. George Cutler). The nothogenus name × Sophrolaelia (for hybrids between Sophronitis and Laelia) is now a synonym of × Laeliocattleya.
List of grexes
- Laeliocattleya (syn. Cattleya) Anna Ingham – Has flowers that range from dark reddish purple to deep mauve. The lip is darker colored and the lip is veined with gold. They can bear up to five flowers, each 6 to 7 inches wide.[3]
- Laeliocattleya (syn. Cattleya) Derna – Has flowers that are yellow. The lip is purple and is streaked with gold. The can bear up to six flowers, each 5 inches wide.
- Laeliocattleya (syn. Cattleya) Dorset Gold – Has flowers with yellow petals edged with crimson. The lip is ruffled and is red-purple, with gold streaks along the throat.
- Laeliocattleya Puppy Love – Has soft shell pink flowers. This is a true Laeliocattleya unlike others above.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids . Royal Horticultural Society . 2017 . 20 September 2018.
- Web site: Alphabetical List of Standard Abbreviations for Natural and Hybrid Generic Names . Royal Horticultural Society . 2017 . 20 September 2018.
- Book: Success with House Plants . registration . The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.. Pleasantville, New York/Montreal . 1979. 255 . 0-89577-052-0.
- Laeliocattleya Puppy Love, The International Orchid Register, https://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=75629
