Cattleya eldorado - Part 2
Submitted by Art on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 22:27
Golden Secret of the Amazon
The mid 1800s was the great age of discovery for the large-flowered Cattleya species. The first species were found by private individuals and government workers living or traveling in South America who sent the plants back to horticultural friends in Europe. As the age progressed, however, most of the species were discovered by professional plant hunters working for large commercial orchid companies.
