Isochilus linearis

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Isochilus linearis


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Habit   orchid

Lifespan: perennial
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Isochilus linearis is a species of orchid native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America[1].


Read about Isochilus linearis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Isochilus linearis, R. Br. Slender, ľ -1 1/3 ft. high, leafy: lvs. distichous, linear, striate, obtuse, emarginate, 1 ˝ in. long: fls. purple, borne in a short, terminal spike. March. Growing on rocks and trees in thick woods, Jamaica, Trinidad, Brazil, etc. I. major, Cham. & Schlecht., of Mex., is taller, fls. larger and darker colored.


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