Cattleya Iricolor - very rare orchids

Hot to Warm Full Sun to Bright Light Plentiful watering Drying btween watering High humidity

Common Name: Rainbow-Colored Cattleya Orchid

Native to: Ecuador and Peru. Cattleya Iricolor grows high up in trees where it is exposed to bright light and breezes.

Plant Size - Medium.

Cattleya Iricolor is easy to grow and a reliable bloomer.

Only one specimen of Cattleya Iricolor ever made it to Europe during the nineteenth century. The plant grew, flowered, and prospered but nobody knew where it came from. It was not until 1962 that the species was rediscovered in the wild by a missionary.