Phaius tuberculosus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Phaius tuberculosus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Phaius tuberculosus, Blume. Rhizome thick: pseudobulbs small, bearing several lanceolate lvs. 6-9 in. long: fls. 2-3 in. across, in erect spikes; sepals and petals ovate- oblong, white; lateral lobes of the labellum recurved, yellow, almost covered with brownish crimson spots, margin crenately lobed; middle lobe bifid, white, spotted with purple, having 3 thick, yellow keels; margin crisp and crenate. Feb. Madagascar. B.M. 7307. R.B. 18:145. G.C.II. 15:341; 18:565; 21:520; III. 13:237; 29:77. G.M. 44:144. Gn. 67:294.—Difficult to grow, requiring a higher temperature than the other species. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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