Paphiopedilum villosum

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Paphiopedilum villosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Paphiopedilum villosum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium villosum, Lindl.). Lvs. up to 18 in. long and 1 1/2 in. broad, grass-green, with the lower surface paler and purple-spotted toward the base: scape nearly as long as lvs., 1-fld., hairy; fls. 5-6 in. greatest diam., glossy, the sepals and petals ciliate; dorsal sepal broadly oval, green, the base and center marked with brown-purple, the margin with a narrow white band, the basal margins revolute; petals about 3 in. long, strongly dilated above, yellow-brown, undulate, purple-hairy at the base, the midvein brown- purple; lip brownish yellow, the broad infolded lobes tawny yellow; staminodium tawny yellow, oblong- cordate. Jan., Feb. Moulmein. I.H. 4:126. A.F. 6:555. Gn. 65, p. 435. Var. Boxallii, Veitch (Cypri-pedium Boxallii, Reichb. f. P. Boxallii, Pfitz.). Dorsal sepal narrower at base, the central part marked with numerous, often confluent, black spots, the marginal band broader. Moulmein. I.H. 26:345. G.W. 5, p. 545. Gng. 15:306. Other varieties are: var albo-mar-ginatum, Pfitz., the white margin of dorsal sepal broader; var. atratum. Pfitz. (also known as var. Boxallii atratum), has the dorsal sepal strongly marked with black spots and the white border broad, the petals yellow-brown above, spotted below, and yellow-margined (R. II. 1:8); var. aureum, Pfitz., dorsal sepal lemon-yellow, strongly black- spotted, the petals above red-lined; var. canariense, Pfitz., fls. with a general yellow tinge; var. giganteum, Pfitz., in color much like var. aureum, the petals and dorsal sepals larger; var. Gortonii, Pfitz.. dorsal sepal with a narrow purple band, bright emerald, the petals pale rose-purple narrowly bordered with greenish black; var. Lindenii, Pfitz., fls. larger and more brilliant; var. Measuresianum, Pfitz., in color resembling var. atratum, the dorsal sepal yellowish green with a purple base, the lip pale cream; var. Moensii, Pfitz., dorsal sepal black for two-thirds its height, then olive-green bordered with pale cream, the petals reticulated, the stam-inodium large, the protuberance amethyst. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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