Brassolaeliocattleya

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Hybrids
Genus: ×Brassolaeliocattleya
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Species

several cultivars.

Brassolaeliocattleya (from Brassavola, Cattleya and Laelia, its parents genera) is a trigeneric hybrid of orchids.

Among the most spectacular of cultivated orchids, BLCs are particularly valued for the large showy labellum. They are less tolerant of low temperatures than other members of the Cattleya group.