The original hybrids were large ungainly plants; these have now been replaced by the mini varieties as house plants which are available in a wide range of colors.
The white Cattleya bloom is the Corsage Orchid; the largest of all orchid flowers in cultivation.
You will find the name Cambria on the label of long-stemmed plants which are available wherever orchids are sold, but you will not find it in most books!
It is not difficult to see why B. verrucosa is called the Spider Orchid. The thread-like petals and sepals give it a most unusual appearance for an orchid, and yet it is one of the easiest to grow!
In 1731 the plant collector Peter Collinson received a dried plant from the Bahamas. He planted it and it grew – this was the first exotic orchid (Bletia verecunda) to flower in Britain.
