Cattleya Lady Bird Johnson

Object Details

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Accession Number: 2019-0099A

Description: This Cattleya is one of the First Lady orchids, bred to honor First Ladies of the United States. This orchid was bred for the centennial of Lady Bird Johnson's birthday, and presented to her daughter in 2012. Lady Bird Johnson was an active gardener and passionate about beautification of the landscape. She co-founded the National Wildflower Research Center, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and reintroducing native plants.
Parentage: Cattleya David Hill x Cattleya mossiae
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

Range: hybrid

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Flower is white with pink and yellow in the throat.

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Common Name: Cattleya hybrid; First Lady Orchid
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cattleya

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2019-0099A

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Photographed by: Gene Cross