Renanthera coccinea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Renanthera coccinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Renanthera coccinea, Lour. Fig. 3361. Sts. 8-10 ft. high, branched, climbing by means of white fleshy roots: lvs. in 2 rows, oblong, notched at the end, 4-5 in. long: fls. open, 2-3 in. across, in loose, branching racemes 2-3 ft. long, very brilliant; petals and dorsal sepal linear- spatulate, deep red, blotched with orange; lateral sepals larger, oblong, broader toward the apex, undulate, deep crimson, with palertrans verse lines; labellum small. Autumn. Cochin-China. B.M. 2997, 2998. B.R. 1131. P.M. 4:49. F.S. 7, p. 163. G.C. 1845:491. —Does not flower readily in cult., but is very showy. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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