Vanda sanderiana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Vanda sanderiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vanda sanderiana, Reichb. f. St. very leafy: lvs. rigid, fleshy, recurved, 1 ft. long, strap-shaped, truncate, with 2-3 teeth at the apex: raceme bearing about 12 fls. each 5 in. across, with the broad sepals and petals overlapping: sepals orbicular, the dorsal one smaller, pale lilac, dotted at the base, the lower pair tawny yellow veined and tessellated with brownish crimson; petals smaller, rhomboid obovate, colored like the dorsal sepals; lateral lobes of the labellum forming a cup-like base, middle lobe subquadrate, reniform, much smaller than the sepals, dull crimson. Sept. Philippines. B.M. 6983. I.H. 31:532. R.H. 1885:372. Gn. 25:104; 32, p. 399; 49, p. 88; 50, p. 480. J.H. III. 35:535; 57:149; 63:505; 69:199. F.E. 23:454. O. 1909:105. C.O. 12. G.C. II. 20:440. Gng. 6:115.— A very remarkable free-flowering species. Var. Froebeliana, Cogn. Fls. very large, nearly circular in outline, richly colored. Var. roseo-alba, Hort. Upper sepal and petals nearly white with purple spots; lower petals greenish with purple veining. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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