General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 12-15 inches
Plant Spread: 3-5 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
6"-12"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cattleya purpurata
  • Synonym: Laelia purpurata
  • Synonym: Sophronitis purpurata

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Location: my deck/Fair Lawn NJ
Date: 2006-07-03
Labelled Laelia /Cattleya purpurata 'Treasure of Carpinteria' x '
Photo by Ursula
Photo by BigBill

Cattleya purpurata var. flammea X self
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-06-15
This is the variety 'Sanquinea'.
Photo by Ursula
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2023-05-15
Photo by Ursula
Photo by Ursula
Photo by Ursula
Photo by sugarcane

Date: c. 1887
illustration [as Lælia purpurata var. russeliana] from 'The Orch
Photo by hawkarica
Photo by sugarcane
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2023-05-15

Cattleya purpurata var. werkhauseri
Location: Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, FL
Date: 2012-08-19

Labelled Laelia purpurata var. vinicolor
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Photo by bree

Labelled Laelia purpurata var. vinicolor
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2021-05-21
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens
Photo by sugarcane

Date: 2012-06-08
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens

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