The Cattleya Eligold de Valec Orchid is a flowering epiphytic, rhizomatous, hybrid plant in the Orchidaceae family of orchids. It is a hybrid between Cattleya Elinor and Cattlianthe Gold Digger.
The Cattleya Orchid was known as the Queen of Orchids.
It is native to tropical areas in countries in South America with high humidity.
The large flowers are buttery yellow-orange.
Photographed at the Orchid Exhibition, Paris Botanical Garden, France, March 2022.
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
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