Calanthe vestita

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Read about Calanthe vestita in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe vestita, Lindl. (C. oculata, Hort.). Lvs. broadly lanceolate, nearly 2 ft. long, from grayish green pseudo-bulbs: fls. nearly 3 in. across, numerous, in racemes; petals and sepals whitish, all more or less overlapping, the former oval-oblong, the latter obovate-oblong; labellum flat, large, 3-lobed, the mid-lobe cleft; a yellow or crimson blotch in front of the short column; scapes from 2-3 ft. high, hairy. Blooms in winter. Malaya- B.M. 4671. F.E. 9:325. A.F. 6:655. F.S. 8:816.—A most popular orchid. There are many forms, of which the following are the most important: Var. gigantea, Hort. Larger in all parts: fls. white, with red eye. Var. nivalis, Hort. Fls. pure white. Var. Turneri, Hort. (C. Turneri, Reichb. f.). Fla. more numerous, labellum with a crimson blotch; blooms later in the season than the next. Var. rubro-oculata, Hort. Labellum with a crimson-purple blotch. Oct.-Feb. G. 10:629. Var. luteo-oculata, Hort. Yellow-blotched. Var. Regnieri, Rort. (C. Regnieri, Reichb. f. C. Stevensiana, Regnier). Pseudobulbs more elongated, with a depression above the middle: labellum rose-colored, with a purple blotch in front of column, less deeply lobed than in the type. A.F. 6:655. Var. Regnieri Williamsii, Hort. (C. Williamsii, Hort.). Sepals white, sometimes shaded pink; petals white, rose- bordeired ; lip deep rose. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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