Calanthe Albertii

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Calanthe Albertii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Calanthe Albertii, Hort. (Maranta Albertii, Pynaert & Van Geert). Habit dwarf, spreading, less than a foot high: growths bearing 2-5 Ivs., erect or spreading; blade oblique, elliptic, undulate, acute, 4-9 in. long, glabrous, upper side dark green feathered on either side of the midrib with a band of pale yellowish green, under side dull green suffused with light purple-red: infl. a few-fld. terminal spike; peduncle 3-4 in. long, pale green; floral bracts half reflexed outwards, orbicular or broadly ovate, ¾in. long; bracteoles 4-6, white, scarious; fls. in pairs, pure white; sepals half the length of the tube; petals lanceolate, ½in. long, tube ⅔in. long; 2 petaloid stamens slightly longer than the petals, obovate, fertile stamen hooded and curved over the stigma; style and stigma short curved, white. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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