Ross Originals
| Design Size: | 212 stitches high, 130 stitches wide | (14 count: 15.5" x 9.5" or approx. 38.5 cm x 24 cm) |
| (16 count: 13.5" x 8.5" or approx. 34 cm x 21 cm) | ||
| (18 count: 12" x 7.5" or approx. 30 cm x 18.5 cm) | ||
| Fabric Size: | Working on 14 count: No less than 22" x 16" | (56 cm x 41 cm) |
| Working on 16 count: No less than 20" x 15" | (51 cm x 38 cm) | |
| Working on 18 count: No less than 18" x 14" | (46 cm x 36 cm) |
Cattleya (pronounced cat-lee-ya) takes its name from a Mr William Cattley, a keen North London amateur of the early 19th century who took particular interest in the genus.
There are approximately sixty soecies of Cattleya. They come from a wide range of habitats and heights in the jungle, being found mostly on forest trees. Although origination in extremely humid areas, they are now grown under much drier conditions with greater success.
Others in the series are: Brassolaeliocattleya
Paphiopedilum
Phragmipedium