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Cattleya sanguiloba
Red-lobed Cattleya is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from Bahia, Brazil, grown for its showy flowers with a deep red lip. Success depends on bright light, a dry rest period after growth, and a fast-draining mount or bark mix.
Cattleya sanguiloba (the "bloody-lipped Cattleya"), also known by the synonym Laelia sanguiloba.
It is a species of orchid endemic to the state Bahia located in southeastern Brazil.
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 · Dow's Cattleya
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cattleya sanguiloba by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
