Guarianthe bowringiana var. superbiens 'Augusta'

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Common name: Bowring's Cattleya clonal variety

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae

Synonym: Cattleya bowringiana 'Augusta', Cattleya bowringiana var. superba 'Augusta', Guarianthe bowringiana 'Augusta'

Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas) to Honduras

Habitat: Granite outcroppings, limestone near streams; 100-1000m

Life form: Lithophytic

Bloom characteristics: Flower is pink.

Comments: Guarianthe bowringiana var. superbiens 'Augusta'

1: Greenhouse 10: Intermediate Higher Light Orchid House (GH10) • Accession: 2020-0163*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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