94,129
edits
Changes
no edit summary
{{SPlantbox
| name = ''Zygopetalum crinitum''
|familia=Orchidaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Zygopetalum
| growth_habit = herbaceous orchid
|species=crinitum
| high = 8-24in (20-60cm)
|habit=orchid
| wide = 4-16in (10-40cm)
|Min ht box=8
| origin = Brazil
|Min ht metric=in
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht box=24
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht metric=in
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min wd box=4
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Min wd metric=in
| features = flowers, fragrance
|Max wd box=16
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
|Max wd metric=in
|origin=Brazil
| usda_zones = 9-11
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|features=flowers, fragrance
| color = IndianRed
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|min_zone=9
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
}}
{{Inc|
Zygopetalum crinitum, Lodd. Habit of Z. intermedium: lvs. broadly linear-lanceolate: fls. on long, stout scapes; sepals and petals 2 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, green with rather few brown blotches; labellum 2 in. across, spreading, wavy, scarcely emarginate, white with purple veins radiating from the thick crest, disk hairy. Fls. at various times. Brazil. L.B.C. 17:1687. B.M. 3402 (as Z. Mackaii var. crinitum).—This has fewer brown blotches on the sepals and petals than Z. intermedium. There are varieties with pink, blue, or almost colorless veins on the labellum. Var. caeruleum, Hort., has the veins deep blue. G.M. 46:153; 50:59. J.H. III. 46:197.
}}
inflorecences are upright with up to 8 flowers. flowers are 3 in (8 cm) wide. Flower petals are yellow-green, sepals are streaked with dark brown. White labellum has purplish red veins, densely covered in fine, short hairs.
inflorecences are upright with up to 8 flowers. flowers are 3 in (8 cm) wide. Flower petals are yellow-green, sepals are streaked with dark brown. White labellum has purplish red veins, densely covered in fine, short hairs.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
<!-- Enter cultivation directions here -->
<!-- Enter cultivation directions here -->
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
*{{wplink}}
*{{wplink}}
__NOTOC__