Coelogyne cristata
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Read about Coelogyne cristata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Coelogyne cristata, Lindl. Fig. 1023. Pseudobulbs 1½-2 in. long, ovoid-oblong, scattered on a scaly rhizome: lvs. 8-12 in. long: racemes 5-9-fld., drooping; fls. white; sepals and petals lanceolate-oblong, undulate, acute, with 5 orange fringed keels, the lateral lobes slightly incurved, the mid-lobe transversely oval, denticulate. Nepal. J.H. III. 31:349. P.G. 1:55. A.G. 14:331; 15:513. A.F. 4:497: 6:87; 9:1111; 13:1133; 16:1445. C.L.A. 6:163. F.E. 9:331. B.R. 27:57. G.C. III. 47:40. O.R. 18:169. Gng. 2:393; 4:225. Var. hololeuca, Hort. (var. alba), has white fls., labellum without yellow. C.O. la. Var. Lemoniana, Hort. (var. citrina, Hort.), has citron-yellow fringes. J.H. III. 57:537. Var. Chatsworthii, Hort., has large pseudobulbs and large fls. of good substance. Var. maxima, Hort., has very large fls.—C. cristata is one of the best and most popular of orchids. It is one of the easiest to grow. Can be grown with cattleyas. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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