Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
876–1,488m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,344mm Annual rainfall
May, Jun, Jul, Aug Dry rest
Temperature
18°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,344mm/year Dry rest period: May, Jun, Jul, Aug - reduce watering during these months
Jan 27° 26–28 16° 15–17 271mm
Feb 27° 26–28 16° 15–17 138mm
Mar 26° 25–28 16° 15–17 161mm
Apr 25° 24–27 14° 14–15 73mm
May 25° 23–26 13° 12–14 27mm
Jun 23° 22–24 10° 10–11 8mm
Jul 22° 21–24 10° 9–11 8mm
Aug 24° 23–26 11° 10–11 13mm
Sep 25° 24–27 13° 12–14 41mm
Oct 26° 25–28 15° 14–16 116mm
Nov 25° 25–27 16° 15–16 221mm
Dec 26° 25–27 16° 15–16 269mm
Bloom Season
Based on 189 Cattleya awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
AM / AOC 2021 'Liz'
81.70 points Exhibited by D'Olier P. & J. NSW 9 November 2021 Convened panel
Measurements
Flower size 46 × 51.5 mm Petals 26.4 × 10.1 mm Dorsal sepal 25.2 × 10.4 mm Lateral sepals 22 × 11.4 mm Lip 15 × 8.4 mm
6 inflorescences 35 flowers 21 buds
6 inflorescences of 340mm with 35 flowers and 21 buds (8 + 4 relevant); petals and sepals white NN155D overlain with Purple violet group N80B; labellum Purple violet group N80A. Yellow 10C inside lip
View on AOC website ↗Hybrids from Cattleya rupestris
As seed parent
Brassia Rosy Snowflake × Cll Snowflake
Cattleya Amey Chase × Cattleya Lucan
Cattleya Andrew Kanzer × Cattleya brevipedunculata
Cattleya Brett's Amethyst Dream × Cattleya amethystoglossa
Cattleya Diamond Princess × Cattleya Carol Lynn
Cattleya Fenland Springtime × Cattleya walkeriana
Cattleya Hunabu Queen × Cattleya Peggy Huffman
Cattleya Kiosk × Cattleya luteola
Cattleya Little Red Seagull × Cattleya coccinea
Cattleya Marjorie Richards × Cattleya Red Empress
Cattleya Milpest × Cattleya milleri
Cattleya Pink Salmon × Cattleya harpophylla
Cattleya Polaris × Cattleya lundii
Cattleya Rouged Lip × Cattleya Prophesy
Cattleya Rupanzac × Cattleya Anzac 1918
Cattleya Ruyu Little Love × Cattleya Love Knot
Cattleya Seagulls Royal Suit × Cattleya Gene May
Cattleya Starry Sky × Cattleya pumila
Cattleya Tanya Lam × Cattleya Coquina
Cattleya Velvet Embers × Cattleya Brandywine
As pollen parent
Brassocattleya Pink Nova Cattleya wittigiana [brevipedunculata] ×
Cattleya × britoi Cattleya mirandae ×
Cattleya × caetensis Cattleya crispata [flava] ×
Cattleya × cipoensis Cattleya ghillanyi ×
Cattleya × cristinae Cattleya briegeri ×
Cattleya × paulae Cattleya porphyrascens ×
Cattleya Aurora's Fabiana Lahr Cattleya Pink Doll ×
Cattleya Aurora's Labiatorupestris Cattleya labiata ×
Cattleya Aurora's Rupesoniana Cattleya harrisoniana ×
Cattleya Carole Cowan Cattleya Orpetii ×
Cattleya Cheerio Cattleya cernua ×
Cattleya Clay O'Pestris Cattleya Clay O'Brien ×
Cattleya Dahtyan Mini Magic Mushroom Cattleya Mini Purple ×
Cattleya Glycera Cattleya trianae ×
Cattleya Lieve's Dream Cattlianthe Orange Fire ×
Cattleya Limrick Pixie Gem Cattleya aclandiae ×
Cattleya Little Elf Cattleya praestans ×
Cattleya Pink Flash Cattleya Tangerine Jewel ×
Cattleya Pink Nova Cattleya wittigiana ×
Cattleya Rocket Sprite Laelia anceps ×