RHH's photos with the keyword: sincorana

Laelia sincorana, now reclassified as Cattleya sincorana is one of the smaller species in either Laelia or Cattleya and a real jewel. It is from Brazil and blooms here in the spring. The round pseudobulbs with their leaves are 10 cm tall and the flowers the same size or a bit larger. The flower spikes emerge from within the leaves just as the leaves begin to unfold and the flowers are usually born singly, though occasionally I get two flowers from a flower spike.

This lovely species is native to Brazil and has been recently reclassified, first as Sophronitis and then as Cattleya.

Now reclassified as Cattleya sincorana, this lovely miniature orchid species is from Brazil. Another example of the same species is shown below. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/02/laelia-sincorana....

This bloomed last summer with three flowers on two new growths, but I have not yet had a chance to post any of the pictures I took then. The species is from Brazil and both plant and flowers are four inches in size. It is one of the more spectacular Laelias and is related to the better known Cattleyas. And, yes, I know that it is now classified as a Sophronitis, but I cannot get used to the new names and continue to use the older names. More information and photos here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/07/laelia-sincorana....