Cattleya aclandiae

[Mahon]

Really neat dwarf species from lowland Brazil, it's one of the smallest Cattleya at about about 10 inches tall. The blooms are huge in comparison to the plant size, spanning perhaps 4 inches. The smell is a sweet, rubbery fragrance, and is somewhat stronger at night. One of my favorites of this genus (I still can't get this camera to take good shots! )

Cattleya aclandiae


Flower close-up

[Ross]

Really nice shots anyways!

[Dorothy]

This one is used to make many spotted hybrids ..
but I don't recall ever smelling a sweet Good Year
What an odd aroma it must have ..

Great Catt and photos

[isurus79]

Great work with that one! I was also very fond of the fragrance that came from my plant earlier in the summer. Do you grow outside? How long have you had this particular plant?

[Chubidubi]

Beautiful . Now I want one

[Lagoon]

Stunning little catt this one is
LMAO @ a sweet good year. Yep I just can't get the sense of what that might smell like either

[quiltergal]

I love this one and have admired it for along time. I wasn't sure how big it would get, but since it's under 10" it's now on the list for sure! Very nice Pat. It's just gorgeous. The pics are nice too!

[cb977]

That's lovely, Pat!

Your is great too!

[CoolPhrog]

OMG!!! This is a MUST have!!! Great growing Pat!!!

[philoserenus]

i have to say that the patterning of the flower is absolutely stunning. for someone like me who ain't a fan of cats, it makes me think twice about maybe trying a species