Cattleya violacea
Cattleya crispa
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- Botanical name
- Cattleya crispa
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Cattleya crispa
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cattleya crispa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Bletia crispa
Bletia crispa var. purpurea
Bletia crispa var. reflexa
Brasilaelia crispa
Cattleya crispa var. buchananiana
Cattleya crispa var. cauwelaertiae
Cattleya crispa var. delicatissima
Cattleya crispa var. purpurea
Cattleya crispa var. reflexa
Cattleya crispa var. superba
Cattleya reflexa
Cattleya reflexa
Chironiella crispa
Hadrolaelia crispa
Hadrolaelia crispa f. alba
Laelia crispa
Laelia crispa var. cauwelaertiae
Laelia crispa var. grandiflora
Laelia crispa var. reflexa
Sophronitis crispa
Others in Cattleya
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