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Common name: Perrin's Cattleya variety, Perrin's Laelia variety

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae

Distribution: SE Brazil

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom characteristics: Averages 2 white flowers per an inflorescence with a blue edged lip.

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): September to November; peaks in October

Description: This variety of Perrin’s Cattleya has a rare feature – a blue tipped lip. Although the rest of the flower is white, blue is such a rare color in the orchid world as to make this orchid remarkable.

Comments: Cattleya perrinii var. coerulea