Paphiopedilum rothschildianum

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	flowers

Scientific Names
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Read about Paphiopedilum rothschildianum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Paphiopedilum Rothschildianum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Rolhschildi-num, Reichb. f. C. neo-guineense, Lind.). Fig. 2756. Leaves up to 2 ft. long and 3 in. wide, glossy green: scape erect, a little exceeding the leaves, violet, minutely pubescent, the bract yellowish green, ciliate, lined with black-purple; flowers about 5 in. in long diameter; dorsal sepal ovate, acute, ciliolate, about 15-nerved, yellow, lined with black-purple; petals about 5 in. long, twice larger than sepals, linear, 7-nerved, undulate, pale green, purple-spotted; lip about as long as sepals, lateral somewhat compressed, dull purple, the apex yellow. Winter. Borneo and Sumatra. R. 2:61. B.M. 7102. V.O. 4:45. G.F. 6:145. A.G. 21:91. G.C. III. 27:137. Gt.51,pp.486 487. J.H.III.60:3. R.B.24:221. Var. Elliottianum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Elliottianum, O'Brien). Flowers ivory-white, red-lined; petals shorter; staminodium acutely 2-toothed at apex. Philippines. L. 4:186. J.H. III. 32:55. A.F. 6:557; 7:855. Var. platytaenum, Hort. Sepals and petals longer and broader than in the type. L. 623. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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