Paphiopedilum Orchids

Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum argus

The name of the lady slipper orchid Paphiopedilum argus (Rchb. f.) Stein 1892 refers, because of the black-spotted petals, to the Greek myth of Argus (Argus Panoptes), a hundred eyed giant, guardian of the heifer-nymph Io. Paphiopedilum argus is native to the island of Luzon, Philippines, where the terrestrial growing lady slipper orchid was found Read More »

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Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum spicerianum

Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f) Pfitzer 1888 is a terrrestrial, sometimes lithophytic growing lady slipper orchid species, native to the Himalayas, India (Assam), Bhutan, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and China (Yunnan). Paphiopedilum spicerianum orchids grow preferably on limestone cliffs at elevations of 300 - 2000 meters. The multiflowered inflorescences reach a length up to about 40 cm. Flowers Read More »

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Paphiopedilum appletonianum var aureum

Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe 1896 is a terrestrial or lithophytic growing Lady Slipper Orchid native to China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The tropical lady slipper orchid was primarily classified by the English botanist William Hugh Gower (1835 - 1894) as Cypripedium appletonianum in 1893 and named in honour to the English orchid enthusiast W.M. Read More »

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Paphiopedilum callosum var. thailandense

As we found the Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum callosum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 at an orchid exhibition in our hometown Chiang Mai, North Thailand, the orchid was labeled as Paphiopedilum thailandense Fowlie, which isn`t an accepted name. The terrestrial or lithophytic growing lady slipper orchid is a variety of Phapiopedilum callosum found in South Thailand Read More »

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Lady Slipper orchid hybrid Paphiopedilum Rosita

Paphiopedilum Rosita is a terrestrial growing Lady Slipper orchid hybrid, a crossing from Paphiopedilum callosum (seed parent) and Paphiopedilum charlesworthii (pollen parent). Paphiopedilum Rosita has been registered by Hugh Low with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 1902. Hugh Low (1824 - 1905) was a British colonial administrator on the Malay Peninsula and a Read More »

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