Difference between revisions of "Coelogyne cristata"

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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Coelogyne cristata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Coelogyne cristata, Lindl. Fig. 1023. Pseudobulbs 1½-2 in. long, ovoid-oblong, scattered on a scaly rhizome: lvs. 8-12 in. long: racemes 5-9-fld., drooping; fls. white; sepals and petals lanceolate-oblong, undulate, acute, with 5 orange fringed keels, the lateral lobes slightly incurved, the mid-lobe transversely oval, denticulate. Nepal. J.H. III. 31:349. P.G. 1:55. A.G. 14:331; 15:513. A.F. 4:497: 6:87; 9:1111; 13:1133; 16:1445. C.L.A. 6:163. F.E. 9:331. B.R. 27:57. G.C. III. 47:40. O.R. 18:169. Gng. 2:393; 4:225. Var. hololeuca, Hort. (var. alba), has white fls., labellum without yellow. C.O. la. Var. Lemoniana, Hort. (var. citrina, Hort.), has citron-yellow fringes. J.H. III. 57:537. Var. Chatsworthii, Hort., has large pseudobulbs and large fls. of good substance. Var. maxima, Hort., has very large fls.—C. cristata is one of the best and most popular of orchids. It is one of the easiest to grow. Can be grown with cattleyas. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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