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Cattleya dowiana
Also called Queen Cattleya
Dow's Cattleya is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from Costa Rica to Colombia, grown for its large, fragrant flowers. It needs bright light, good airflow and a dry rest period after growth matures.
Cattleya dowiana is a species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. dowiana has been determined as 2n = 40; the haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.
Lady Ackland's Cattleya · Alaor's Cattleya · Cattleya amethystoglossa · Cattleya bicalhoi · Bicolored Cattleya · Cattleya cernua · Cattleya cinnabarina · Scarlet Cattleya · Cattleya crispa · Cattleya crispata · Dorman's Cattleya · Cattleya elongata
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
