Cattleya dowiana (Ex situ)

[DrLeslieEe]

Visited a private collection of dowianas near the its habitat in Turrialba, central Costa Rica and saw some wonderfully grown dowianas on trees and wood pieces.

Elevation 800-1000m
T range 16-27C

 

[monocotman]

Wow a place where you can grow dowiana like we grow roses!

 

[dodidoki]

Ohhh....wonderful!!!!

 

[GuRu]

These flowers are wonderful, Leslie and what a great collection..
When I travelled through a part of CR in autumn 2019 I saw a lot of orchids in situ but unfortunately not a single Cattleya.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Stunning!!
Curiously, are they in a fairly shady spot?? With all the moss growing on the wood they are mounted on...

 

[kc6847]

That 2nd one with the subtle tessellation!!!! Hopefully we'll get more dowiana breeding done here in the US

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Stunning!!
Curiously, are they in a fairly shady spot?? With all the moss growing on the wood they are mounted on...

Shade and full sun… they can adapt to all interestingly. The half shaded ones look the healthiest though.

 

[My Green Pets]

Thanks for sharing, what a golden opportunity to view such a collection.

 

[Guldal]

Shade and full sun… they can adapt to all interestingly. The half shaded ones look the healthiest though.

Beautifull... and interesting information on culture from a semi-natural environment!

 

[Paphman910]

I got to admit, they are really beautiful and well grown.

 

[southernbelle]

Nature does it best! We work like h*** to duplicate that!

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely to see

 

[papheteer]

One of my favorite orchids ever! Thank you for sharing these photos.

 

[Royal Rea]

So great to see, dowiana growing so well.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Are you bringing any home? Wait, you have a nice yellow variety, right?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Are you bringing any home? Wait, you have a nice yellow variety, right?

I do have a few dowianas here and Brazil. I didn’t buy any dowianas this round.

 

[Carmella.carey]

Are they wild collected plants?
-Patrick