Cattleya intermedia
October 29, 2025
Cattleya intermedia
Cattleya intermedia is found in Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Plants are most often found in forests within a few miles of the coast and on nearby offshore islands in coastal or streamside swamps near sea level, but they are sometimes found at 300 meters (1,000 feet). Although sometimes described as fragrant, flowers usually have little discernible odor. This species is so variable that there are many named varieties, with even more horticultural varieties that are formally described. Plants bloom in spring, and a second flowering occasionally occurs in the autumn. Water and fertilizer should be decreased in winter with winter light as high as possible, short of burning the leaves. Plants are usually grown in pots or baskets filled with a very coarse, open fast fast-draining medium. Place in undersized pots that have room for only one to two years’ growth, so the medium does not stay wet for too long.
Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots
Grower: Susan Anderson
Info: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com
Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots
Grower: Susan Anderson
Info: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com
Epipactis gigantea
Myrmecophila brysiana
Coelogyne xyrekes
Cattleya lueddemanniana
Warczewiczella discolor
Cleisocentron kinabaluense
Thelymitra crinita is endemic to Western Australia at elevations of sea level to 350 meters in coastal and near coastal forests and woodlands as a small to large-sized, cold-growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring. Grow plants of Thelymitra in small pots with sandy loam. Provide intermediate temperatures and very bright light levels. Most species of Thelymitra exhibit a strong dormancy period after flowering. Water regularly during active growth and begin to withhold water upon flowering. After flowering, withhold all water until the onset of new vegetative growth. Some species, however, grow in permanently moist habitats. In nature, many species have enhanced flowerings following fire. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots) Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia (www.orchidspecies.com and The AOS (https://www.aos.org/explore/thelymitra)
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Masdevallia deformis is endemic to Ecuador. This miniature-sized, cool to cold growing epiphytic species occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes, found at 2,400 to 2,700 meters (7,850 to 8,850 feet) in cloud forests. One showy blossom is carried on each inflorescence and blooms year-round. Grow in pots using an open, fast-draining medium that contains materials that retain some moisture. Repot yearly in late winter or early spring. Water and fertilizer may be reduced until spring but never allow them to dry out completely. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots) Grower: Ron Parsons Info: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com and Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia (www.orchidspecies.com
Vanda barnesii is found in the Philippines on Luzon Island at elevations of 1200 to 1600 meters as a small-sized, cool-growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring on a long, 11-flowered inflorescence. It requires well-draining media in baskets. Three to five waterings per week (let dry lightly between waterings. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots) Grower: Marni Turkel/Mostly Species Orchids (www.marniturkel.com/mostlyspecies.html) Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia (www.orchidspecies.com) and Andy’s Orchids (andysorchids.com)
