Moorea irrorata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Moorea irrorata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Moorea irrorata, Rolfe. Pseudobulbs ovoid, to 3 in. high: lvs. 2, plicate, to 2 or 3 ft. tall and 8 in. broad: scapes much shorter than or equaling the lvs., several- to many-fld.; fls. about 2 in. diam., the sepals and petals red-brown and whitish at base; lip smaller, 3-lobed, straw-yellow with dark purple lines, the crest bright yellow; column stout and incurved; pollinia of 2 unequal pairs. Probably Colombia. B.M. 7262. G.C. III. 11:489; 29:248. J.H. III. 42:277. G.W. 15, p. 431. — The cult. is similar to that for houlletia; to be potted in a mixture of peat, sphagnum and a little fibrous loam; should be rested after growth. It is easily grown and free-flowering, doing well in a cattleya house. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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