Cattleya Trianaei Schroederiana - Dr. Triana's Cattleya

by Henry Frederick Conrad Sander

Join the golden age of orchidology with this spectacular image of the Cattleya Trianaei Var. Schroederiana or Dr. Triana's Cattleya. Taken specifically to illustrate Henry Frederick Conrad Sander’s groundbreaking publication of the nineteenth century, Reichenbachia, this lithograph captures the spirit of the Colombian "Winter Queen."

Whereas the usual colors seen in the species range from purplish hues, this particular varietal is noted for its shell-pink to almost crystalline white coloration set against a backdrop of luminous yellow. What could be a mere illustration of a plant is much more than that; it represents a period of Victorian preoccupation with nature’s most elusive specimens.