Pleione

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pleione in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pleione (from Greek mythology: Pleione, mother of the Pleiades). Orchidaceae. A small group of orchids related to Coelogyne, and requiring similar treatment. Pseudobulbs soon dying: lvs. thin, deciduous, falling usually after the pseudobulbs are matured: fls. large, brightly colored, one or two borne on short scapes, produced from base of pseudobulbs.—-About 13 species (Pfitzer & Kranzlin. Engler's Pflanzenreich, hft. 1907), of the mountains of India, extending to elevations where snow and frost are not uncommon. Few are cult, in Amer. P. Hookeriana, T. Moore. Pseudobulbs seldom over 1 in. high lvs. small, produced with the fls. : fls. 2—2 1/2 in. across, rose-purple lip lighter; throat pale yellow. Sikkim. O. 1914, p. 75.—P. humilis D. Don. Pseudobulbs 1-lvd. : lvs. up to 8 in. long, 1 1/2 in. wide scape 1- or rarely 2-fld.; fls. nodding; sepals lanceolate, somewhat acute, white, 1 1/2-2 in. long; petals similar, white, obovate from a cuneate base; lip emarginate, the disk yellow, brown-spotted. Trop. Himalayas. J.F. 2:158. B.M. 5674.—P. pogonioides, Rolfe. Fls. terminal, showy, rosy red with a whitish disk; sepals and petals somewhat connivent, oblong-lanceolate, about 1 1/2 in. long; lip large, convolute around the column. China. B.M. 8588.—P. Schilleriana,Pfitz. & Kranzl. Pseudobulbs 2-lvd.: fls. yellow, with lip spotted purple or orange-red; lip deeply 3-lobed. Moulmein. O.1914, p.78. — P. yunnanensis, Rolfe. Fls. rose or purple; sepals and petals similar, 1 1/2 in. long, about 1/3 in.broad, oblong-obovate; lip broadly cuneate, 3-lobed, about 1 1/4 in. long and broad. Yunnan. B.M. 8106. G.C. III. 41:152; 59:161. G.M. 49:781. J.H. III.52:251. O. 1914, p. 79. George V. Nash. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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