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|Min ht metric=cm
|familia=Orchidaceae
|genus=Vanda
|species=tricolor
|habit=orchid
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=8
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=48
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=8
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=20
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flowers=red, brown, white, spotted
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Upload.png
|min_zone=11
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|image=Vanda tricolor var suavis.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Vanda tricolor''''' is a species of [[orchid]] occurring in [[Laos]] and from [[Java]] to [[Bali]].
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Vanda tricolor, Lindl. St. branched, tall, erect and leafy: lvs. strap-shaped, 10-12 in. long, channeled: raceme drooping, longer than the lvs.: fls. 2-3 in. across; sepals obovate, attenuated at the base, yellow with numerous brownish crimson spots; petals similar to the sepals in form and color but narrower; labellum about as long as the sepals, lateral lobes small, rounded; middle lobe lyrate, notched, purple, with elevated lines. F.S. 6:641. I.H. 42, p. 161. B.M. 4432. J.F. 2:136. C.O. 6. Var. suavis, Hort. (V. suavis, Lindl.). Fig. 3901. Ground-color of the fls. white; sepals and petals spotted with purple; labellum deep purple. Fls. irregular from March to May. Java. B.M. 5174. F.S. 5, p. 510; 6:641. Gn. 3, p. 103; 23, p. 134 (as V. tricolor); 31, p. 242; 47:272. I.H. 42, p. 162. G.C. II. 22:237 (var.); III. 7:133 and 135. C.O. 4. Var. Veitchii, Hort. Fls. with rather large spots of deep rose; labellum deep rose. R.B. 20:145. Var. Patersonii, Hort. Sepals and petals creamy white, heavily spotted with brown; labellum magenta-crimson. Gn. 23:134. Var. Corningii, Hort. Sepals and petals bright yellow, spotted with deep crimson and bordered with rose-purple on both sides; labellum deep violet. Var. tenebrosa, Hort. Sepals and petals yellow marked with dark red-brown; labellum rose-crimson. J.H. III. 47:3. Vars. Robinsoniana, grandis, splendens, and superba, Hort., are also advertised.
Vanda tricolor, Lindl. St. branched, tall, erect and leafy: lvs. strap-shaped, 10-12 in. long, channeled: raceme drooping, longer than the lvs.: fls. 2-3 in. across; sepals obovate, attenuated at the base, yellow with numerous brownish crimson spots; petals similar to the sepals in form and color but narrower; labellum about as long as the sepals, lateral lobes small, rounded; middle lobe lyrate, notched, purple, with elevated lines. Var. suavis, Hort. (V. suavis, Lindl.). Ground-color of the fls. white; sepals and petals spotted with purple; labellum deep purple. Fls. irregular from March to May. Java. Var. Veitchii, Hort. Fls. with rather large spots of deep rose; labellum deep rose. Var. Patersonii, Hort. Sepals and petals creamy white, heavily spotted with brown; labellum magenta-crimson. Var. Corningii, Hort. Sepals and petals bright yellow, spotted with deep crimson and bordered with rose-purple on both sides; labellum deep violet. Var. tenebrosa, Hort. Sepals and petals yellow marked with dark red-brown; labellum rose-crimson. Vars. Robinsoniana, grandis, splendens, and superba, Hort., are also advertised.
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