Tipularia

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

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Scientific Names

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Read about Tipularia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tipularia (Latin, Tipula, a genus of insects, alluding to the form of the flower). Orchidaceae. Small terrestrial orchids in N. Amer. and the Himalaya region. Herbs with solid bulbs, having several generations connected by offsets: lf. solitary, basal, appearing in autumn long after the flowering season: fls. in a long loose, terminal raceme, green, nodding; sepals and petals similar, spreading; labellum 3-lobed, produced into a long spur behind; column erect, wingless or narrowly winged.—Two species, one Himalayan. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Species

• Tipularia discolor - cranefly orchid
• Tipularia japonica

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References

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

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