Looking for a certain cattleya

[The Orchid Boy]

I'm looking for a big-ish species cattleya. I want something that has big, big flowers. Right now I grow under T5s but I could get a smaller big cattleya for now until I get a small greenhouse. I've only had cattleya and potinara hybrids and don't know of many species. Also a lot of the things I have are smaller and I want something with big flowers that has a wow factor. Reccomendations? I'd take hybrids but I'd really like a species....

[naoki]

This page lists the size of Cattleya:

Cattleya Species Index - Cattleya Source

Do you mean a big plant? C. guttata could be 6-feet tall (according to the page). If big, showy, classic flowers, C. lueddemanniana or C. warscewiczii? I personally prefer smaller Cattleya, though.

[Orchidflowerchild]

lueddemanniana has very large flowers and actually a small plant as labiate catts go. C. warscewiczii is also large flowered, floriferous, but a large plant. a couple feet tall at maturity.

I would recommend lueddemanniana, personally.

-Ceci

[Orchids4ever]

I have a Catt.jenmanii
BIG Flowers and very fragrant

[silken]

I have a C. lueddemanniana and I agree, the plant is relatively small to the large bloom size. I really like mine. It also seems to put out multiple growths more readily than some of my cattleyas.

[james mickelso]

Go to Santa Barbara Orchid Estates or Sunset Valley Orchids for great info, pics, and plant/flower sizes. I would go with a hybrid for what you want. And you can find standard size (12 inches) catts that have very large(6 inch) flowers.

[pipsxlch]

I have a Blc Languedoc 'Singapore Welcome' that has enormous blooms. Miight be a good one to try if you decide on a hybrid.