Product information "Cattleya aurantiaca"
| Name: | Cattleya aurantiaca [Bateman ex Lindley] P.N. Don 1840 |
| Synonyms: | Amalia aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Heynh. 1846 |
| Etymology: | aurantiacus = orange |
| Trade name: | Cattleya |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica |
| Habitat: | epiphytic and occasional lithophytic species, found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica at elevations of 300 to 1600 meters in tropical and lower mountain rain forests on exposed rocks, or on trees in areas of extreme heat and cold |
| Notes: | of this species there are numerous types with flowers that do not open and self-pollinate |
