Collection: Cattleya Alliance

The Cattleya Alliance refers to a large group of neotropic orchids found in rainforests of the Central and South Americas.  The group includes Cattleya, Brassavola, Laelia and Sophronitis.  Some of the many inter-generic hybrids are Brassocattleya (abbreviated Bc), Laeliocattleya (Lc), Sophrocattleya (Sc) and Brassolaeliocattleya (Blc), while that involving all four genera is known as a Potinara (Pot.).