Name: Cattleya mossiae, Hkr. 1838 (Bluebird x Herrerae)
Synonyms: Cattleya aliciae L. Linden 1895
Cattleya carrieri Houller. 1876
Cattleya edithiana Williams 1862
Cattleya frithii H.J.Veitch, Gard. Chron. 1889
Cattleya labiata var atropurpurea Paxton 1844
Cattleya labiata var candida Lindley & Paxton 1850
Cattleya labiata var. mossiae (C.Parker ex Hook.) Lindl. 1840
Cattleya labiata var picta Lindley & Paxton 1850
Cattleya labiata var picta [Lindley & Paxton]Rchb.f 1874
Cattleya labiata var reineckiana [Rchb.f]A.D.Hawkes
Cattleya mossiae f. coerulea (Cogn.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007
Cattleya mossiae f. reineckeana (Rchb.f. ex O'Brien) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007
Cattleya mossiae f. wageneri (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007
Cattleya mossiae var. alexandrae B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya mossiae var. arnoldiana B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya mossiae var. beyrodtiana Schltr. 1913
Cattleya mossiae var. coerulea Cogn. 1899
Cattleya mossiae var. decora B.S.Williams 1891
Cattleya mossiae var. germinyana Cogn. & A.Gooss. 1898
Cattleya mossiae var. hardyana B.S.Williams & T.Moore 1884
Cattleya mossiae var. kermesiana-marginata B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya mossiae var. magnifica B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya mossiae var. majestica B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya mossiae var. mcmorlandii (B.S.Williams) B.S.Williams 1874
Cattleya mossiae var. reineckeana Rchb.f. ex O'Brien 1884
Cattleya mossiae var. variabilis Cogn. & A.Gooss. 1903
Cattleya mossiae var. wageneri Braem 1986
Cattleya reineckiana Hort. 1883
Cattleya reineckiana Rchb.f 1856
Cattleya splendidissima auct. 1886
Cattleya wageneri Rchb.f 1854
Cattleya wagneri Hort.
Epidendrum labiatum var. mossiae [Hkr.] Rchb.f 1861
Epidendrum labiatum var. reineckeanum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1862
Epidendrum labiatum var. wageneri (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1862
Etymology: mossiae = Mrs. Moss, an English orchid enthusiast in the 19th century
in Venezuela = Cattleya de Pascua or Easter Cattleya
Trade name: Cattleya

Origin: Venezuela
Habitat: Epiphyte, which lives in high altitudes of 900 to 1500 meters in dense forests high up in the tree crowns
Notes: National flower of Venezuela, blooms there (always) at Easter. Cattleya mossiae belongs to the unifoliate (one-leaved) Cattleya, its flower is one of the largest among the natural forms. The color variety is like all other unifoliate Cattleya, the nominal form is light pink with an emphasized lip, but dark pink types with a clearly set-off lip or blue-based forms are, although rare, also found.

Cultivation: Intermediate to warm at about 17–28 °C and very bright. Cultivate in coarse bark, water abundantly during growth and keep slightly drier after the growth ends.