Cattleya intermedia var. aquinii - The first Cattleya Orchid species to bloom!

Today we feature another premiere bloom in my collection, the very popular Cattleya intermedia var. aquinii, which happens to be the first Cattleya botanical species I ever see in bloom :)
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Cattleya intermedia is quite the popular one in the orchid hobby, many collections own it and love it due to its ease of care. There are multiple varieties of this species and some can be viewed here www.sborchid.co...
The intermedia is a medium to large sized Cattleya orchid, which produces considerable big flowers. The background is typically white, or pale pink, while the lip presents a purple tip. The aquinii has a very similar pattern on the petals as well, while the sepals remain a waxy pale pink, in comparison with the pure white petals.
The flowers on mine are not fragrant, though some varieties can have a rather mild floral scent. It is slightly disappointing from this point of view, as it was advertised as fragrant, but maybe it all has to do with particular individuals.
Care wise it is a hardy orchid, willing to bloom and not fussy at all. Basic Cattleya care is enough to keep this plant happy, a tutorial can be viewed here • Orchid Care - How to c...
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[@ScottEWallin]

Awesome cattleya, we collect specie catts especially coerulia varieties.
Thanks for sharing and happy growing!

[@Orchideya]

Beautiful blooms. Interesting about different textures, I never looked at them that way. I have few bifoliate species, but they haven't flowered for me yet. Nice to see that it doesn't have to be huge plant to bloom.

[@mellie4174]

oooh so pretty!

[@222k3]

Nice video! I recently got me a couple of these after finding out that this is the parent of many splash petal hybrids! Do you still have this orchid? I would love to see this in your orchid updates videos some day if you do!

[@deeplydeepali]

I have this one! well "had" is more like it. i killed it.

[@MrRochiam]

Danny, buy the Cattleya loddigesii or the Cattleya walkeriana. The form and the fragrance of both of those species are awesome and they are hardy plants. They grow with termal amplitude from day to night and flowers on Winter or Spring. If you could grow the C. intermedia, you can grow this too! Beautiful orchid! More information:
delfinadearaujo.com/datacent/catcor24.htm
www.delfinadearaujo.com/datacent/catcor26.htm

[@davidcraddock2125]

Could you get the cascade on cattleya orchids?

[@ajlast3691]

very beautiful but I think it is very sensitive