Cattleya maxima f. coerulea Gesneriaceae creating an alluring floral display

creating an alluring floral display that brightens any collection

The grass-leaved Elleanthus typically grows as an epiphyte

Depending on the traits inherited from each parent

produces striking and beautiful flowers

Cattleya maxima f. coerulea Gesneriaceae creating an alluring floral displayA rare and highly coveted unpigmented form of Cattleya maxima, one of Ecuador's most iconic native orchid species. It produces multiple flowers simultaneously in a graceful, arching raceme, each with narrow, gently undulated tepals, an erect dorsal sepal, spreading lateral petals, and a tubular lip with frilled margins all in the exceptionally rare blue lavender coloration that makes this form one of the most sought after Cattleya in any serious