Cattleya Betty Ford
Object Details
- Description
- This complex Cattleya is one of the First Lady orchids, bred to honor First Ladies of the United States. This orchid honors Betty Ford a passionate advocate for women's rights and strong supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
- Parentage
- Cattleya Barbara's Delight x Cattleya Nigrescent
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- hybrid
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2008-4187A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Cattleya hybrid
- First Lady Orchid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2008-4187A
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