Pholidota
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Read about Pholidota in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Pholidota (Greek, scale and ear; the scales of the unopened raceme are said to recall the rattle of a snake). Orchidaceae. Orchids with the habit of Coe- logyne, to be grown in a warmhouse, 55° to 65°. Rhizomes creeping: pseudobulbs consisting of a single internode: fls. small, short-pedicelled, in slender racemes, each with a large bract; sepals and petals short, broad; labellum excavated or sac-like; column very short, winged around the top.—A small genus containing about 20 species, natives of India, S. China, and the Malay Archipelago. For cult., use strong light rich potting material, broken pots, old dry cow-manure, plenty of drainage. Do not allow to become very dry. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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