CULTIVAR RELEASE – Cattleya forbesii x Cattleya bowringiana: a new hybrid of Cattleya orchid

Cattleya forbesii x Cattleya bowringiana: a new hybrid of Cattleya orchid

Ronan Carlos Colombo, Rodrigo Thibes Hoshino, Edilene Aparecida Preti Ferrari, Guilherme Augusto Cito Alves and Ricardo Tadeu de Faria

Abstract: The hybrid between Cattleya forbesii x Cattleya bowringiana shows flowers of lilac coloration, labellum with a light yellow center and striated with purple stripes of the same tone of other floral whorls. The plant flourished four years after seeding and produced, on average, six flowers.

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