Cattleya violacea
Cattleya purpurata
(Lindl. & Paxton) Rollisson ex Lindl. Species
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- Botanical name
- Cattleya purpurata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Cattleya purpurata
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 purpurata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Amalia purpurea
Bletia casperiana
Bletia purpurata
Bletia purpurata var. aurorea
Bletia purpurata var. pallida
Bletia purpurata var. praetexta
Brasilaelia purpurata
Cattleya brysiana
Cattleya purpurata var. blenheimense
Cattleya purpurata var. nelisii
Cattleya purpurata var. praetexta
Cattleya purpurata var. rosea
Cattleya purpurata var. russelliana
Cattleya purpurata var. virginalis
Chironiella purpurata
Hadrolaelia purpurata
Hadrolaelia purpurata f. virginalis
Laelia casperiana
Laelia purpurata
Laelia purpurata var. blenheimense
Laelia purpurata var. nelisii
Laelia purpurata var. praetexta
Laelia purpurata var. rosea
Laelia purpurata var. russelliana
Laelia purpurata var. virginalis
Laelia russelliana
Sophronitis purpurata
Others in Cattleya
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