Calanthe insignis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Calanthe insignis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Calanthe insignis, Bull. Habit tufted, dwarf and compact: growths bearing 2-3 Ivs. and from ½-3 ft. high; blade linear-lanceolate, 3-18 in. long, undulate, acute, glabrous, upper side highly glabrous, pale yellowish green shading to rich olive green at the edges, and with a row on either side of the midrib arranged pinnately of alternate long and short blotches of dark olive-green, giving the plant a most distinct and striking effect; under side a rich dark maroon-red; petiole 3-20 in. long, rigid, slender; sheath only developed near the base, upper part terete, green. Brazil. J.H. III. 45:218.—One of the most beautiful foliage plants in cult. and one which thrives well in a hot moist stove in a mixture of leaf-mold and sand. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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