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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Showy Lady SlipperScientific Name: Cypripedium reginaeCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Stem height 40 to 90 cm (16 to 35 in); flower width 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 4 in)Weight: Robust clump-forming perennial terrestrial orchidLifespan:...
Plants > Orchids
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blue VandaScientific Name: Vanda coeruleaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Stem height 30 to 80 cm (12 to 31 in); flower spike bearing 5 to 15 blooms; flower diameter 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in)Weight: Monopodial epiphytic orchid with thick...
Plants > Orchids
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Rothschild’s Slipper OrchidScientific Name: Paphiopedilum rothschildianumCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Leaf span: 60–100 cm (24–39 in); Flower spike: up to 1 m (3.3 ft); Flower width: up to 30 cm (12 in)Weight: Robust...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western Underground OrchidScientific Name: Rhizanthella gardneriCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Inflorescence diameter: 2.5–3.5 cm (1.0–1.4 in); completely subterranean, resting 2–5 cm beneath soil surfaceWeight: Fleshy subterranean...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ghost OrchidScientific Name: Dendrophylax lindeniiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Root network span: 10–20 in (25–50 cm); Flower diameter: 3–4 in (7–10 cm); Floral spur length: 5–6 in (13–15 cm)Weight: Epiphytic biomass; mature root...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Noble DendrobiumScientific Name: Dendrobium nobileCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Pseudobulb cane height: 12–24 in (30–60 cm); Flower diameter: 2.5–3.5 in (6–9 cm)Weight: Mature epiphytic clump biomass: 1.0–2.5 lb (450–1,100...
Plants > Orchids
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pink Lady’s SlipperScientific Name: Cypripedium acauleCategory: PlantsSubcategory: OrchidsSize: Height 20 to 45 cm (8 to 18 in); pouch length 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3.1 in)Weight: Perennial herbaceous terrestrial orchid with underground...
