The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids: Over 1100 Species Illustrated and IdentifiedAlec M. Pridgeon Aimed at everyone interested in orchids, this guide illustrates and identifies over 1100 species. |
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... temperatures . Arachnis flos - aeris after the canes have completed their growth . Warm temperatures and high humidity are ideal . They will grow equally well in large pots or baskets . Ansellia africana Lindley This vigorous species ...
... temperatures . Arachnis flos - aeris after the canes have completed their growth . Warm temperatures and high humidity are ideal . They will grow equally well in large pots or baskets . Ansellia africana Lindley This vigorous species ...
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... temperatures down to 15 ° -20 ° C . As for most dendrobiums , good light and air movement are required . Dendrobium kingianum Bidw . This compact , popular species from Australia has pseudobulbous stems from five to 55 centimeters long ...
... temperatures down to 15 ° -20 ° C . As for most dendrobiums , good light and air movement are required . Dendrobium kingianum Bidw . This compact , popular species from Australia has pseudobulbous stems from five to 55 centimeters long ...
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... temperatures for cultivation . Variety uncinatum occurs widely in the Highlands of New Guinea , from 1,600 to 2,800 meters . Usually it is pinkish purple or cerise in color , but there are also dark crimson and yellow forms . The ...
... temperatures for cultivation . Variety uncinatum occurs widely in the Highlands of New Guinea , from 1,600 to 2,800 meters . Usually it is pinkish purple or cerise in color , but there are also dark crimson and yellow forms . The ...
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apex apical lobe basal base blotch Bolivia Brazil bright brown callus Cattleya centimeters centimeters in diameter centimeters long centimeters tall Colombia color column wings compost Costa Rica cultivation Cymbidieae Cymbidieae Subtribe dark Dendrobium dorsal sepal Ecuador elongate endemic Epidendreae Epidendreae Subtribe Epidendrum epiphytic erect Etymology fleshy flowers are produced flowers reach Garay genus genus is characterized green greenish grow grown humidity hybrids hypochile inflorescence inflorescence produced intermediate conditions labellum Laelia lateral lobes lateral sepals leaf leathery leaves Lindley This species lip is white lithophytic Luer Lycaste margin Masdevallia Maxillaria meters Mexico midlobe moist native Odontoglossum Oncidium orchid pale Paphiopedilum Peru Phalaenopsis pink Pleurothallis pollinia pots pseudobulbous stems pseudobulbs purple racemes red-brown reddish Reichb.f rhizome Sarcanthinae Schltr sepals and petals sheaths slender species distributed species is found species occurs spots spur stipe Subtribe temperatures terrestrial three-lobed Tribe tropical Vanda Vandeae Subtribe Venezuela viscidium warm white flowers yellow