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Orchid Species: Aerides testaceum
Species Description Aerides testaceum is a “very pretty Orchid, distinct from anything I know; it is, in habit of growth, like Saccolabium curvifolium, bearing spikes a foot long, with delicate sulphur-coloured flowers; there are several varieties of this elegant little plant.” (Source: Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual.) Publications Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual
Orchid Species: Aerides quinquevulnera
Species Description Aerides quinquevulnera (alternative spelling: Aerides quinquevulnerum) is a splendid free-flowering Orchid from Manilla, with light green foliage, about one foot long, and less compact-growing than many other species. The sepals and petals are white, spotted with purple; the tip of the lip is green, the sides pink, and the middle a deep crimson; … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Aerides odorata
Species Description Aerides odorata (alternate spelling: Aerides odoratum) is a “good old free-growing species, and one of the most abundant flowering of the genus, having pale green foliage, blooming in June or July, and remaining two or three weeks in good condition. The blossoms are white, shaded with pink, and have a delightful perfume. I … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Seidenfadenia mitrata
Species Description Seidenfadenia mitrata is a “very peculiar plant, with long whip-like terete, dark green leaves; the flowers are borne in dense erect spikes; sepals and petals pure waxy-white; lip rosy purple. An elegant and rare species from Moulmein. Synonyms Aerides mitratum Publications Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual “Curtis’s Botanical Magazine” vol. 94 (Ser. 3 no. … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Aerides margaritaceum
Species Description Aerides margaritaceum is a “pretty species has spotted leaves, and in its general appearance somewhat resembles Aerides maculosum; it produces spikes of pure white flowers during summer.” (Source: Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual.) Publications Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual
Orchid Species: Aerides McMorlandi
Species Description Aerides McMorlandi is a “magnificent species from India, compact in growth, and having bright green foliage, about ten inches in length; blossoms freely, producing long branching spikes of peach and white flowers in June and July, and continuing three or four weeks in perfection. The only plant I know of this was in … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Aerides maculosa
Species Description Aerides maculosa (alternative spelling: Aerides maculosm) is a “lovely dwarf Orchid from Bombay, with dark green leaves, eight inches long, close and compact, stiff growing, with light-coloured flowers, spotted all over with purple, and a large purple blotch on the lip. Blooms in June and July, and, if the flowers are kept dry, … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Thrixspermum calceolus
Species Description Thrixspermum calceolus is a “free handsome-flowering species from India, producing long spikes of deep rosy pink and white blossoms; foliage light green, about eight inches long and nearly two inches wide. Altogether a very showy kind, of which there are several varieties; many of them produce long branching spikes, and make a fine … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Aerides falcata
Species Description Aerides falcata is a “…fine free-growing plant, with dark green leaves, ten inches long. The flowers are numerous, on a single spike, of a cream and light rose colour. It blooms in June, and lasts two weeks in perfection. This is a distinct plant, and was first flowered by Mr. Eyles, then gardener to … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Sedirea japonica
Species Description Sedirea japonica “…is quite a novelty, being, as far as I am aware, the first of the genus from Japan, and consequently will prove a cool-house species. It has thick coriaceous leaves, and a raceme of moderate length; the flowers are of a greenish white, spotted with rose colour. Synonyms Aerides japonicum Publications … Continue reading