Vanda insignis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Vanda insignis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vanda insignis, Blume. St. erect: lvs. linear, 10 in. long, apex with 2 or 3 teeth: raceme rather short, 6-10-fld.: fls. 2 – 2 1/2 in. across; sepals and petals obovate, fleshy, the petals narrower, ochraceous brown, with darker brown blotches inside, almost white on the outside; labellum pandurate, the apical lobe being broadly reniform, concave, white tinted with rose. Summer. Malaya. B.M. 5759. Gn.25:168. C.O. 3. Var. Schroederiana, Hort., has yellow fls. with a white labellum, and 2 orange spots in front of spur. Gn. 25:168. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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