Cattleya gaskelliana ('TOF943' × 'Sr. Npod')

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Common name: Gaskell's Cattleya clone

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)

Distribution: Trinidad to Venezuela

Habitat: Coastal mountain valleys; 700-1000m

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom characteristics: Inflorescence is 3.75" long with 2-5 light pink flowers with a dark pink center. Flowers are 5" across.

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): May to October; peaks in July to September

Fragrance: Fragrant

Comments: Cattleya gaskelliana

1: Greenhouse 10: Intermediate Higher Light Orchid House (GH10) • Accession: 2012-0867*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Greenhouse 10: Intermediate Higher Light Orchid House (GH10) • Accession: 2012-0867 • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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