Catasetum Orchidglade
‘Jack of Diamonds’

An outstanding hybrid produced from two showy, large flower parents – Catasetum pileatum, a native to the northern parts of South America and Catasetum expansum, which is from Ecuador. Catasetum pileatum is known for having the largest lip among all the catasetums as well as its floriferous nature, while Catasetum expansum has a large flat ‘spread out’ lip with dark red callus. Catasetum Orchidglade ‘Jack of Diamonds’ is one of the most popular and best form of the breed because it has inherited the flatness, large-sized lip and rich coloration from its parents.

Cattleya lawrenceana f. coerulea

This species can be found in the Amazon rainforest and is native to the North of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Growing at elevations between 250m and 1,200m, it is a hot to cool-growing epiphyte. It is named after Sir Trevor Lawrence, who was the president of The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) from 1885 to 1914. He helped to turn RHS into one of the greatest horticultural societies in the world. The orchid fraternity named two orchid species, this one and Paphiopedilum lawrenceana in Sir Lawrence’s honour.

Oncidium amazonicum

This species with small flowers of only 1.5cm grows in the Amazon rainforest, and is named after the Amazon. It is a hot-to-warm growing epiphyte that can be found at elevations between 100m and 1,000m at sea level.

Prosthechea fragrans

As its name suggests, this species produces fragrant flowers. It is a warm to cool-growing epiphyte found in the rainforests of Mexico, Central and South America, at an elevation of up to 2,000m. The inflorescence is erect and few flowered, and flowers are white, cream or greenish-white with purple-veined lips. The lip of the flower points upwards instead of downwards like most orchids.

Warczewiczella amazonica

This species, which is also named after the Amazon, has lightly-scented white flowers that are regarded as the largest in the Warczewiczella genus. It grows in the Amazon rainforest and is native to North Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a hot to warm-growing epiphyte, found at elevations between 150m and 1,000m.