Ada aurantiaca

Botanical Illustration of Ada aurantiaca from Curtis' Botanical Magazine.

Benjamin Williams wrote in the Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual,”But few plants of this most desirable Orchid have been imported, until quite recently; it is one of the most distinct in colour, and lasts long in beauty. It is a beautiful compact evergreen Orchid, growing from eight inches to a foot high; spike drooping; the flowers, which are of a bright orange colour, are placed somewhat distantly on them; native of New Grenada, being found growing at an elevation of 8,500 feet. It is another addition to our now numerous cool-house species; blooms in autumn and early spring.”

Publications

• Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual
• “Curtis’s Botanical Magazine” vol. 90 (Ser. 3 no. 20) pl. 5435 (1864)