Calanthe angustifolia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Calanthe angustifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe angustifolia, Koern. (Calanthe discolor, Hort.). Habit loose, erect, only slightly spreading at apex: growths bearing 1-4 Ivs. from 1-5 ft. high; blade lanceolate, unequilateral, ¾-2 ft. long, rich light green with fine lines of purple-red above, rich shining red beneath; petiole erect, stout, 1-3 ft. high, rich dark red, heavily marked with light green tuberculate spots; sheath extending from one-third to one-half its length: in the juvenile form the whole of the plant is densely covered with reddish brown hairs, but in the adult plant, the blade is almost entirely glabrous. Cent. Amer. B.M. 8149. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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