Vanda tricolor
Habit | orchid
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Height: | ⇕ | 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 48 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 48. |
Width: | ⇔ | 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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Water: | ◍ | moist |
Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 11 to 12 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | red, brown, white, spotted |
Vanda > |
tricolor > |
Vanda tricolor is a species of orchid occurring in Laos and from Java to Bali.
Read about Vanda tricolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Vanda tricolor, Lindl. St. branched, tall, erect and leafy: lvs. strap-shaped, 10-12 in. long, channeled: raceme drooping, longer than the lvs.: fls. 2-3 in. across; sepals obovate, attenuated at the base, yellow with numerous brownish crimson spots; petals similar to the sepals in form and color but narrower; labellum about as long as the sepals, lateral lobes small, rounded; middle lobe lyrate, notched, purple, with elevated lines. Var. suavis, Hort. (V. suavis, Lindl.). Ground-color of the fls. white; sepals and petals spotted with purple; labellum deep purple. Fls. irregular from March to May. Java. Var. Veitchii, Hort. Fls. with rather large spots of deep rose; labellum deep rose. Var. Patersonii, Hort. Sepals and petals creamy white, heavily spotted with brown; labellum magenta-crimson. Var. Corningii, Hort. Sepals and petals bright yellow, spotted with deep crimson and bordered with rose-purple on both sides; labellum deep violet. Var. tenebrosa, Hort. Sepals and petals yellow marked with dark red-brown; labellum rose-crimson. Vars. Robinsoniana, grandis, splendens, and superba, Hort., are also advertised.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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