Light
Provide bright light, acclimating plants gradually to direct sun. Protect leaves from overheating.
ORCHID CATALOG
Cattleya (Cattleya)
From botanical species to spectacular cultivated hybrids: explore our extensive Cattleya name directory, browse plant groups, search the catalog and learn essential care principles.
ABOUT THE GENUS
What is Cattleya?
Cattleya is a genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae, native mainly to tropical America. Its species are prized for their showy blooms, varied colors and sometimes fragrance. Both wild species and many hybrids are grown. Taxonomic revisions have moved some orchids formerly assigned to other genera into Cattleya.
How to use this catalog. The names below are a working list for future articles, not a list of published plant pages. Some names still require taxonomic or registration checks. All entries are currently unlinked.
EXTENSIVE CATALOG
Cattleya Species, Hybrids and Collector Forms
Four distinct groups, alphabetical lists and instant search. Once an article is published, its entry can be linked to the new page.
136Botanical species
107Natural hybrids
70Cultivated hybrids
48Collector Forms and Clones
Botanical species 136
Wild species and historically used species names.
- Cattleya aclandiae
- Cattleya acuensis
- Cattleya adelinae
- Cattleya alagoensis
- Cattleya alaorii
- Cattleya alvarenguensis
- Cattleya alvaroana
- Cattleya amethystoglossa
- Cattleya angereri
- Cattleya aracuaiensis
- Cattleya araguaiensis
- Cattleya aromatica
- Cattleya attenboroughiana
- Cattleya bicalhoi
- Cattleya bicolor
- Cattleya blumenscheinii
- Cattleya bradei
- Cattleya braemii
- Cattleya briegeri
- Cattleya campaccii
- Cattleya caulescens
- Cattleya cernua
- Cattleya cinnabarina
- Cattleya coccinea
- Cattleya colnagoi
- Cattleya conceicionensis
- Cattleya crispa
- Cattleya crispata
- Cattleya cruziana
- Cattleya dacruzii
- Cattleya diamantinensis
- Cattleya dichroma
- Cattleya dormaniana
- Cattleya dowiana
- Cattleya elongata
- Cattleya endsfeldzii
- Cattleya esalqueana
- Cattleya flavasulina
- Cattleya forbesii
- Cattleya fournieri
- Cattleya gaskelliana
- Cattleya ghillanyi
- Cattleya gloedeniana
- Cattleya grandis
- Cattleya granulosa
- Cattleya guaicuhyensis
- Cattleya guanhanensis
- Cattleya guttata
- Cattleya haroldoi
- Cattleya harpophylla
- Cattleya harrisoniana
- Cattleya havenithii
- Cattleya hegeriana
- Cattleya hispidula
- Cattleya hoehnei
- Cattleya intermedia
- Cattleya iricolor
- Cattleya itambana
- Cattleya jenmanii
- Cattleya jongheana
- Cattleya kautskyana
- Cattleya kerrii
- Cattleya kettieana
- Cattleya kleberi
- Cattleya labiata
- Cattleya lawrenceana
- Cattleya liliputana
- Cattleya lobata
- Cattleya locatellii
- Cattleya loddigesii
- Cattleya longipes
- Cattleya lourdesiana
- Cattleya lueddemanniana
- Cattleya luetzelburgii
- Cattleya lundii
- Cattleya luteola
- Cattleya mantiqueirae
- Cattleya marcaliana
- Cattleya marxiana
- Cattleya maxima
- Cattleya mendelii
- Cattleya milleri
- Cattleya mirandae
- Cattleya mireileana
- Cattleya mooreana
- Cattleya mossiae
- Cattleya munchowiana
- Cattleya neocardimii
- Cattleya neokautskyi
- Cattleya neozaslawskii
- Cattleya nevesiana
- Cattleya nevesii
- Cattleya ninae
- Cattleya nobilior
- Cattleya novyi
- Cattleya pabstii
- Cattleya pendula
- Cattleya percivaliana
- Cattleya perrinii
- Cattleya pfisteri
- Cattleya pirapamaensis
- Cattleya porphyrascens
- Cattleya porphyroglossa
- Cattleya praestans
- Cattleya presidentensis
- Cattleya pumila
- Cattleya purpurata
- Cattleya pygmaea
- Cattleya quadricolor
- Cattleya reginae
- Cattleya rex
- Cattleya rodriguesii
- Cattleya rupestris
- Cattleya sanguiloba
- Cattleya schilleriana
- Cattleya schofieldiana
- Cattleya schroederae
- Cattleya sincorana
- Cattleya tenebrosa
- Cattleya tenuis
- Cattleya tereticaulis
- Cattleya tigrina
- Cattleya trianae
- Cattleya vandenbergii
- Cattleya vasconcelosiana
- Cattleya velutina
- Cattleya verboonenii
- Cattleya violacea
- Cattleya virens
- Cattleya viridiflora
- Cattleya walkeriana
- Cattleya wallisii
- Cattleya warneri
- Cattleya warscewiczii
- Cattleya wittigiana
- Cattleya xanthina
Natural hybrids 107
Botanical names marked with ×; taxonomic status requires verification.
- Cattleya × adrienne
- Cattleya × albanensis
- Cattleya × amanda
- Cattleya × amoena
- Cattleya × arturrozinii
- Cattleya × aurea
- Cattleya × binotii
- Cattleya × brasiliensis
- Cattleya × britoi
- Cattleya × brymeriana
- Cattleya × calimaniorum
- Cattleya × carassana
- Cattleya × cattleyioides
- Cattleya × cipoensis
- Cattleya × colnagiana
- Cattleya × cristinae
- Cattleya × cullenii
- Cattleya × cypheri
- Cattleya × dasilvae
- Cattleya × dayana
- Cattleya × delicata
- Cattleya × deniseana
- Cattleya × dolosa
- Cattleya × dolteana
- Cattleya × dukeana
- Cattleya × duveenii
- Cattleya × edmarxii
- Cattleya × elegans
- Cattleya × ericoi
- Cattleya × espirito-santensis
- Cattleya × feldmanniana
- Cattleya × fidalgoorum
- Cattleya × fidelensis
- Cattleya × frankeana
- Cattleya × gaezeriana
- Cattleya × gerhard-santosii
- Cattleya × gottoana
- Cattleya × gransabanensis
- Cattleya × gravesiana
- Cattleya × hatakeyamae
- Cattleya × heitoriana
- Cattleya × hummeliana
- Cattleya × hybrida
- Cattleya × imperator
- Cattleya × intricata
- Cattleya × irrorata
- Cattleya × isaacii
- Cattleya × isabellae
- Cattleya × itabapoanaensis
- Cattleya × itabiritensis
- Cattleya × jacintoana
- Cattleya × jequieensis
- Cattleya × jetibaensis
- Cattleya × joaquiniana
- Cattleya × kautskyi
- Cattleya × kerchoveana
- Cattleya × labendziana
- Cattleya × lambari
- Cattleya × laurae
- Cattleya × leeana
- Cattleya × lilacina
- Cattleya × lucieniana
- Cattleya × macguiganii
- Cattleya × marciae
- Cattleya × measuresii
- Cattleya × mendonciana
- Cattleya × mesquitae
- Cattleya × meyeriana
- Cattleya × mingaensis
- Cattleya × mixta
- Cattleya × moduloi
- Cattleya × montisaliancae
- Cattleya × mucugensis
- Cattleya × neocalimaniana
- Cattleya × neocalimaniorum
- Cattleya × neoreginae
- Cattleya × nesyana
- Cattleya × occhioniana
- Cattleya × odiloniana
- Cattleya × patrocinii
- Cattleya × paulae
- Cattleya × picturata
- Cattleya × pittiana
- Cattleya × porphyritis
- Cattleya × raganii
- Cattleya × resplendens
- Cattleya × rigbyana
- Cattleya × ruschii
- Cattleya × sancheziana
- Cattleya × schroederiana
- Cattleya × schunkiana
- Cattleya × schunkii
- Cattleya × sgarbii
- Cattleya × sororia
- Cattleya × tenuata
- Cattleya × tresederiana
- Cattleya × varelae
- Cattleya × venosa
- Cattleya × verelii
- Cattleya × victoria-regina
- Cattleya × victoriacarolinae
- Cattleya × wetmorei
- Cattleya × whitei
- Cattleya × wilsoniana
- Cattleya × wyattiana
- Cattleya × zaslawskii
- Cattleya × zayrae
Cultivated hybrids 70
Preliminary list of names to check against the RHS International Orchid Register.
- Cattleya Bow Bells
- Cattleya Bob Betts
- Cattleya Drumbeat
- Cattleya Earl
- Cattleya Enid
- Cattleya Fabia
- Cattleya Fire Island
- Cattleya Hawaiian Wedding Song
- Cattleya Horace
- Cattleya Irene Finney
- Cattleya Jane Fumiye
- Cattleya Jenni
- Cattleya John Lindley
- Cattleya Kagaribi Dawn
- Cattleya Little Hazel
- Cattleya Love Castle
- Cattleya Melody Fair
- Cattleya Mini Purple
- Cattleya Netrasiri Beauty
- Cattleya Portia
- Cattleya Princess Bells
- Cattleya Queen Sirikhit
- Cattleya Sea Breeze
- Cattleya Tokyo Magic
- Cattleya Chia Lin
- Cattleya Chocolate Drop
- Cattleya Cornelia
- Cattleya Dinard
- Cattleya Dorothy Oka
- Cattleya Dream Catcher
- Cattleya Easter Bells
- Cattleya Elegant Dancer
- Cattleya Emily Simmons
- Cattleya Estella Jewel
- Cattleya Gold Digger
- Cattleya Golden Girl
- Cattleya Green Emerald
- Cattleya Green Star
- Cattleya Hawaiian Jewel
- Cattleya Hawaiian Splash
- Cattleya Hsinying Pink Doll
- Cattleya Hsinying Mini Beauty
- Cattleya Jewel Box
- Cattleya Little Angel
- Cattleya Little Stars
- Cattleya Love Knot
- Cattleya Lucky Strike
- Cattleya Mahina Yahiro
- Cattleya Memoria Robert Strait
- Cattleya Mini Blue Star
- Cattleya Mini Song
- Cattleya Mini Sunset
- Cattleya Orange Nugget
- Cattleya Pink Empress
- Cattleya Pink Jewel
- Cattleya Pink Paradise
- Cattleya Princess Mikasa
- Cattleya Red Beauty
- Cattleya Red Doll
- Cattleya Red Flame
- Cattleya Red Sunset
- Cattleya Royal Beau
- Cattleya Royal Secret
- Cattleya Sakura Candy
- Cattleya Summer Stars
- Cattleya Sweet Sugar
- Cattleya Sweet Valentine
- Cattleya Tropical Pointer
- Cattleya Tropical Sunset
- Cattleya White Spark
Collector Forms and Clones 48
Form and clone designations that need confirmation before publication.
- Cattleya labiata 'Alba'
- Cattleya labiata 'Rubra'
- Cattleya labiata 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya labiata 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya mossiae 'Reineckiana'
- Cattleya mossiae 'Alba'
- Cattleya mossiae 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya trianae 'Aranka Germaske'
- Cattleya trianae 'Alba'
- Cattleya trianae 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya intermedia 'Aquinii'
- Cattleya intermedia 'Alba'
- Cattleya intermedia 'Orlata'
- Cattleya intermedia 'Flamea'
- Cattleya walkeriana 'Kenny'
- Cattleya walkeriana 'Alba'
- Cattleya walkeriana 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya walkeriana 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya nobilior 'Amaliae'
- Cattleya nobilior 'Alba'
- Cattleya dowiana 'Aurea'
- Cattleya dowiana 'Alba'
- Cattleya maxima 'Alba'
- Cattleya maxima 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya maxima 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Carnea'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Werkhauseri'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Alba'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Roxo-bispo'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Sanguinea'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Striata'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Oculata'
- Cattleya purpurata 'Flamea'
- Cattleya aclandiae 'Albescens'
- Cattleya gaskelliana 'Alba'
- Cattleya gaskelliana 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya warneri 'Alba'
- Cattleya warneri 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya warscewiczii 'Alba'
- Cattleya warscewiczii 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya percivaliana 'Alba'
- Cattleya percivaliana 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya schilleriana 'Alba'
- Cattleya schilleriana 'Coerulea'
- Cattleya lueddemanniana 'Alba'
- Cattleya lueddemanniana 'Semi-alba'
- Cattleya rex 'Alba'
- Cattleya rex 'Semi-alba'
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Important: the names in this catalog are not active links. Terms such as Alba, Coerulea and Semi-alba may describe color forms rather than distinct registered clones. Verify each name before publication.
PRACTICAL GROWING TIPS
Cattleya Care Essentials
These are general guidelines. The needs of individual species and hybrids depend on their origin, growth habit and growing environment.
Watering
Water thoroughly, then let the potting mix dry appreciably before watering again. Frequency varies with the season.
Potting medium
Use airy orchid bark or another suitable medium and avoid stagnant water around the roots.
Flowering
Many Cattleyas need adequate light, mature growths and seasonal environmental cues to flower.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Cattleya FAQs
How does a natural hybrid differ from a cultivated hybrid?
A natural hybrid arises without deliberate human crossing. A cultivated hybrid is produced through breeding; its name and registration should be checked against the RHS register.
Why do some Cattleya names differ from older catalogs?
Botanical classification changes. Some plants were formerly placed in Laelia or Sophronitis. Check accepted names and synonyms using Kew Plants of the World Online.
Are articles available for every plant?
No. This is a roadmap for future catalog pages, so names are displayed as plain text without links to pages that do not yet exist.
SOURCES AND EDITORIAL POLICY
How Plant Names Are Verified
Botanical names will be checked against Kew Plants of the World Online and registered hybrid names against the RHS International Orchid Register. We will not add unverified traits, parentage or registration details to plant articles.