Calanthe vestita
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Read about Calanthe vestita in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Calanthe vestita, Lindl. (C. oculata, Hort.). Lvs. broadly lanceolate, nearly 2 ft. long, from grayish green pseudo-bulbs: fls. nearly 3 in. across, numerous, in racemes; petals and sepals whitish, all more or less overlapping, the former oval-oblong, the latter obovate-oblong; labellum flat, large, 3-lobed, the mid-lobe cleft; a yellow or crimson blotch in front of the short column; scapes from 2-3 ft. high, hairy. Blooms in winter. Malaya- B.M. 4671. F.E. 9:325. A.F. 6:655. F.S. 8:816.—A most popular orchid. There are many forms, of which the following are the most important: Var. gigantea, Hort. Larger in all parts: fls. white, with red eye. Var. nivalis, Hort. Fls. pure white. Var. Turneri, Hort. (C. Turneri, Reichb. f.). Fla. more numerous, labellum with a crimson blotch; blooms later in the season than the next. Var. rubro-oculata, Hort. Labellum with a crimson-purple blotch. Oct.-Feb. G. 10:629. Var. luteo-oculata, Hort. Yellow-blotched. Var. Regnieri, Rort. (C. Regnieri, Reichb. f. C. Stevensiana, Regnier). Pseudobulbs more elongated, with a depression above the middle: labellum rose-colored, with a purple blotch in front of column, less deeply lobed than in the type. A.F. 6:655. Var. Regnieri Williamsii, Hort. (C. Williamsii, Hort.). Sepals white, sometimes shaded pink; petals white, rose- bordeired ; lip deep rose. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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