Paphiopedilum venustum var. alba is an albino orchid variant of Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer 1888. The terrestrially growing lady slipper orchid is native to India (Assam) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and China (Yunnan). Paphiopedilum venustum sprouts a solitary flower on an erect inflorescence, which reaches a length of about 10-12 cm. Flowers get a [read more...]
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The intergeneric orchid hybrid Trichovanda Thai Velvet, a crossing between Trichoglottis atropurpurea and Vanda Kinzweiler has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Suphachadiwong Orchids in the year 1994. The beautiful dark red flowers look like they been made from rubber, they feel like rubber and even smell like rubber. © Orchids Flowers.com Image: [read more...]
2leep.comTrichoglottis cirrhifera Teijsm. & Binn. 1853 is a small sized, epiphytic growing orchids species, native to Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia (Java). Trichoglottis cirrhifera flowers get a size of just 1,2 cm. Flowering period: Winter - Spring. The tropical orchid requires a shady and warm environment. © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Trichoglottis cirrhifera Teijsm. & [read more...]
2leep.comThe orchid beauty Vanda tricolor var. suavis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.1864, an epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrially growing orchid species, native to North Thailand, Laos and Indonesia (Java) has primarily been classified in 1848 as Vanda suavis by the father of the science of orchids Sir John Lindley (1799-1865). The German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823-1889) changed …
2leep.comPaphiopedilum malipoense S.C. Chen & Tsi 1984, commonly called Jade Slipper Orchid, is a lithophytic growing lady slipper orchid species, endemic to South China and Vietnam. The jade slipper orchid is found at elevations of 500 to 1600 meters on limestone cliffs with moss and ferns in areas with heavy fog in winter and rain [read more...]
2leep.comThe beautiful Phalaenopsis schilleriana Rchb.f 1860 is one of the most popular Phalaenopsis species orchids in the world. The epiphytic growing Phalaenopsis schilleriana orchids are native to the Philippines (Luzon) and have been named by the German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in honour to Consul Schiller, a German orchid enthusiast, who brought the orchid plant [read more...]
2leep.comWe found this Cymbidium insigne Rolfe 1904 orchid a few days ago at the Chiang Mai Flower Festival, which take place every year on the first weekend in February. We went to a small shop and the very friendly salesman showed us three absolutely different Cymbidium orchids, all 3 labeled as Cymbidium insigne. We chatted [read more...]
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