Schlimmia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Schlimmia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Schlimmia (named in honor of M. Schlim). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic herbs, with oblong somewhat spindle-shaped 1-lvd. pseudobulbs, suitable for the warmhouse with cattleyas and the like: lvs. leathery, contracted to the petiole: scapes erect or recurved from between the pseudobulbs, simple, few-sheathed: fls. rather large, fleshy, ivory-white, few in a lax raceme, short-pedicelled; sepals, the dorsal free, narrow, concave-keeled, the lateral very broad, connate with the foot of the column, forming a helmet-like sac; petals narrower than the dorsal sepal, spreading at their tip; labellum variously lobed, the apex reclining on the foot of the column; pollinia 2.—Three species from the Colombian Andes. S. jasminodora, Planch. & Lind. Pseudobulbs long and slender: lvs. oval, long-petioled: scape about 1 ft. high bearing 3 secund fls.; fls. white and very fragrant; dorsal sepal linear erect; petals reflexed; labellum fleshy, shorter than the column. Colombia. S. trifida, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs elongate-ovate, clustered: lvs. oblong, acute: scape lateral, drooping, deep purple, bearing a 1-sided raceme of about 4 fls.: fls. fragrant; dorsal sepal turned downward, lateral waxy white with a few purple spots inside; petals linear, acute, bent outward; labellum trifid at the apex, white, marked with rich orange. Colombia. G.C. II. 7:141. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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