Cattleya rupestris

Aerides odorata is widely distributed from India through Southeast Asia and Indonesia to Borneo and the Philippines at sea level to 2,000 meters (6,550 feet) as epiphytes often growing in full sun. The flowers are very fragrant and bloom in late summer and early autumn. Plants are most often grown in baskets but may be mounted or grown in pots. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: Mary Gerritsen Info: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com

Dendrobium bracteosum is endemic to New Guinea from sea level to 1,200 meters (3,950 feet) on forest trees or close to the ground on mangroves in lowland rainforests. The flowers are fragrant, extremely long-lasting, and stay in perfect condition for five to six months. The flower size and color are variable. They bloom in autumn, forming large specimen clumps. Water and fertilizer should be reduced somewhat in the winter. Either mount of place in shallow pots filled with fast-draining medium. Repot when new roots are growing. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: white form: Golden Gate Orchids, pink form Napa Valley Orchids Info: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com

Cattleya cernua (formerly Sophronitis cernua) is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay as a miniature-sized, hot-to-warm growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte that blooms in the late autumn and early winter. Mount this species on cork and give it hot to warm temperatures (this species requires warmer conditions than others), bright light, high humidity, and year-round water with less in cooler weather. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: Zeon Zhou Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia www.orchidspecies.com and Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com

Aganisia cyanea is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela as an epiphyte at 100 to 500 meters (328 to 1,640 feet) in flat, low-lying forests in areas completely inundated during seasonal floods. It blooms in late winter until summer with up to 10 fragrant blossoms. This orchid will thrive if given a hot, humid environment with lots of shade or dappled sunlight and room for the plant to expand. Mist daily while growing. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: Brookside Orchids Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia www.orchidspecies.com and : Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com

Psychilis cogniauxii is endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti & the Dominican Republic) at sea level to 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) as a hot to warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the later fall. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: Randy Peterson Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia www.orchidspecies.com

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Cattleya wallisii is endemic to northern Brazil and grows in trees of hot, humid lowlands at 150 to 700 meters (500 to 2,300 feet). The sweetly fragrant flowers bloom in the summer. Cultivated plants should be watered every 2 to 3 weeks in the winter with additional early morning mistings every 3 to 4 days for plants mounted. Reduce fertilizer to every 2 to 3 weeks while water is reduced. Repotting should be done when new root growth is just starting. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: Kaiju Lyu Info: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com

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Found in the Xizang Province of China, the western Himalayas, Assam, the eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, and Vietnam at elevations of 800 to 2,600 meters (2,625 to 8,530 feet) as a small-sized warm- to cool-growing epiphyte that blooms in the summer and fall. Photographer Ron Parsons