Scarlet Cattleya Orchid

Cattleya

Cattleya is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.

Orchid

Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants, living in diverse habitats on every continent except Antarctica. The world's richest diversity of orchid genera and species is in the tropics. Many species are epiphytes, living on trees. The flowers and their pollination mechanisms are highly specialized, attracting insect pollinators by colour, pattern, scent, pheromones, and sometimes by mimicking female insects. Orchids have very small seeds, relying on fungal partners for germination. Some orchids have no leaves, either photosynthesizing with their roots or relying entirely on fungal partners for food.

Scarlet (color)

Scarlet is a bright red color, sometimes with a slightly orange tinge. In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion.

Orchid (color)

Orchid is a bright rich purple color that resembles the color which various orchids often exhibit.

scarlet

Noun

1. A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
2. Cloth of a scarlet color.

Adjective

1. Of a bright red colour.
2. Sinful or whorish.

cattleya

Noun

1. Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a genus of orchids.

orchid

Noun

1. A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.

Adjective

1. Having a light purple colour.