American Cattleyas–Species and Outstanding Clones That Define American Hybridizing

This new publication chronicles the development of all the major lines of cattleya hybrids in the USA, and explores the contributions of important species to those hybrids. Based on extensive interviews of prominent hybridizers and commercial growers, scientific articles, orchid trade magazines, and by the author’s 30+ years of experience growing orchids, this book explains the approach used by American hybridizers during the 20th Century. American Cattleyas is oriented toward all those with an interest in the “Queen of Orchids.”