Paphiopedilum niveum

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

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Features:	✓	flowers

Scientific Names
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Read about Paphiopedilum niveum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Paphiopedilum niveum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium niveum, Reichb. f.). Leaves up to 6 in. long and 1 1/2 in. broad, dull dark green above, spotted gray-green, lurid purple beneath: scape equaling or longer than leaves, 1- or 2-flowered; flowers white; sepals and petals ciliolate; dorsal sepal orbicular, concave, reddish purple on the back; purple-dotted in front toward the base; petals broadly oblong or nearly orbicular, a little deflexed; lip shorter than sepals and petals. Spring. Loncavi and Tambilan Islands. Var. album, Pfitz. Flowers pure white. Var. punctatum, Pfitz. Base of petals densely violet-dotted. Var. reticulatum, Pfitz. Petals purple-reticulated at the apex, the nerves purple- spotted. Other minor varieties are: punctatissimum, Requieri, roseum. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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