Lund's Cattleya orchid 'Coerulea'
Cattleya lundii 'Coerulea' (Laelia lundii 'Coerulea')
Lund's Cattleya orchid 'Coerulea'
- Small orchid from southern South America
- Narrow foliage
- White and light purple coloured flowers
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Description
This small orchid wild type with white and light purple flowers is native to southern South America. Still commonly known as Laelia lundii, it is nowadays counted among Cattleya. It grows in Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina as an epiphyte on trees, in tropical climate with dry season. The species is variable, and "Coerulea" is one of several forms. The plant gets about 15 cm high. Pseudobulbs with mostly 2 narrow leaves develop on a rhizome with grey-green adhesive roots. When the plant is cultivated with day light, the inflorescences appear in winter and spring. They produce mostly two flowers that are about 3 - 4 cm wide.
Cattleya lundii 'Coerulea' is an epiphyte for tropical terrariums that remains quite small and delights by its pretty fragrant flowers.
Profile
| Cattleya lundii 'Coerulea' | |
| Cultivation options | Epiphytic or pot culture in orchid substrate |
| Growth height | approx. 15 cm |
| Temperature | Temperate to warm, about 15 to 25 °C; lowering the temperature by about 5 °C at night is an advantage |
| Humidity | Over 60 %, with good ventilation |
| Light requirement | Moderately light, semi-shady |
| Watering | Soft, calcium-poor water. Mounted: spray or dip about 3 - 5 times a week, allow to dry in between. Pot culture: water about once a week, avoid waterlogging |
| Fertilising | Once a month orchid and Tillandsia fertiliser |
| Suitable for | Rainforest terrariums, tropical terrariums with drier period |
| Cultivation options |
| Epiphytic or pot culture in orchid substrate |
| Growth height |
| approx. 15 cm |
| Temperature |
| Temperate to warm, about 15 to 25 °C; lowering the temperature by about 5 °C at night is an advantage |
| Humidity |
| Over 60 %, with good ventilation |
| Light requirement |
| Moderately light, semi-shady |
| Watering |
| Soft, calcium-poor water. Mounted: spray or dip about 3 - 5 times a week, allow to dry in between. Pot culture: water about once a week, avoid waterlogging |
| Fertilising |
| Once a month orchid and Tillandsia fertiliser |
| Suitable for |
| Rainforest terrariums, tropical terrariums with drier period |
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