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Dendrobium Maiden Charlotte Orchid Hybrid
Dendrobium Maiden Charlotte is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a breeding from Dendrobium rhodostictum F. Muell. &... »
Miniature Orchid Cleisostoma capricorne
Cleisostoma capricorne (Ridl.) Garay 1972 is an epiphytic, occasionally lithophytic growing miniature orchid species native to... »
Plai (Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. 1810)
It was a very big task for us to identify this strange looking, tropical ginger plant as Plai (Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.... »
Cymbidium Promised Land
Cymbidium Promised Land is a terrestrially growing, heat tolerant Cymbidium (HTC) hybrid, a crossing from Cymbidium Nancy... »
Aerides crassifolia Parish ex Burb. 1873
Aerides crassifolia Parish ex Burb. 1873 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand,... »
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... »
Thai Orchid Trichoglottis seidenfadenii
Trichoglottis seidenfadenii Aver. 1988 is a mid-sized, epiphytic growing Thai orchid species, found in Thailand and... »
Yellow Dancing Girl Ginger (Globba schomburgkii)
Globba schomburgkii Hook. f. 1876, commonly called Yellow Dancing Girl Ginger, is a tropical, rhizomatous plant, belonging to... »
Brassia maculata R. Br. 1813
Brassia maculata R. Br. 1813, commonly called the spotted Brassia, is an impressive, epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic growing... »
Lantana camara
Lantana camara L. 1753, also known as Red Yellow Lantana, West Indian Lantana, Spanish Flag or Red Yellow Sage, is a tropical... »
Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata)
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. 1904, commonly called Red Ginger, Red Ginger Lily or Ostrich Plume is a tropical,... »
Grammatophyllum multiflorum Lindl. 1838
Grammatophyllum multiflorum Lindl. 1838 is an impressive, very large, epiphytic growing orchid species native to the... »
Lollipop Plant (Pachystachys lutea)
The Lollipop Plant (Pachystachys lutea Nees 1847), also called Golden Shrimp Plant, Yellow Shrimp Plant or Candle Plant, is a... »
Giant Spider Lily (Crinum x amabile)
Crinum x amabile Donn. 1811, commonly called Giant Spider Lily or Queen Emma Lily is a tropical plant belonging to the... »
Christmas Orchid Calanthe triplicata
Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames 1907, in Australia commonly called Christmas Orchid, is a large-seized, terrestrially... »
Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum spicerianum
Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f) Pfitzer 1888 is a terrrestrial, sometimes lithophytic growing lady slipper orchid species,... »
Canna Tropical Salmon
Canna x generalis Tropical Salmon is a dwarf Canna cultivar, with stunning, salmon pink flowers and a height of about 1,20 -... »
Thai Orchid Staurochilus gibbosicalcar
Staurochilus gibbosicalcar Seidenf. 1988 is an epiphytic growing Thai orchid, found in West Thailand, with small, but colourful... »
Thai Orchid Hybrid Dendrobium Woo Leng
Dendrobium Woo Leng is a Thai orchid hybrid, a crossing from the Dendrobium hybrids Dendrobium Loan Sudharta (seed parent) and... »
Phalaenopsis mannii Rchb.f 1871
Phalaenopsis mannii Rchb.f 1871 is an epiphytic growing Asian orchid species, native to the Himalayas, India (Assam, Sikkim),... »

Orchids

Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum venustum var. alba

Feb 182012

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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Trichovanda Thai Velvet

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Feb 142012

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...]

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Trichoglottis cirrhifera Teijsm. & Binn. 1853

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Feb 132012

Trichoglottis 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...]

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Orchid Beauty Vanda tricolor var. suavis

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Feb 112012

The 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 …

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Jade Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum malipoense)

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Feb 092012

Jade Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum malipoense)

Paphiopedilum 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...]

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Phalaenopsis schilleriana

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Feb 082012

The 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...]

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Cymbidium insigne Rolfe 1904

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Feb 062012

We 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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