Guarianthe bowringiana

Common name: Bowring's Cattleya

Family: Orchidaceae

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Country of Origin: Mexico (Chiapas) to Honduras

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Mehlquist/Floriculture

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Culture:

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant should be grown in a intermediate to warm environment. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted. ⁴ <br>It requires a short winter rest from water and fertilizer after the completion of flowering. ³

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• SubFamily: Epidendroideae
• Tribe: Epidendreae
• SubTribe: Laeliinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 16 November 2015.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed 16 November 2015.
3. Cattleya bowringiana at Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Last accessed 16 November 2015.
4. Guarianthe bowringiana at Orchids Wiki. Last accessed 16 November 2015.

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