Tagged With: Orchid Species
Orchid Species: Aerangis kirkii
Species Description Aerangis kirkii is “an elegant little Orchid from Cape Coast, with dark green leaves and very compact growth; the blossoms are white, and have a small tail about two inches long. The plant blooms from October to December, and remains two or three weeks in good condition. I have grown this plant on … Continue reading
Orchid Genus: Angraecum
Genus Description Curious Orchids, of which there are many species, but as the flowers of most of them are not showy, only a few are worth growing where space is limited; many of these, however, are handsome in growth, and ought to be in every collection. In habit they resemble Aerides, having beautiful evergreen distichous … 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: 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 rosea
Species Description Aerides rosea is a “magnificent free-flowering Indian species, of which there are many varieties both in growth and flowers, and which is popularly known as the fox-brush Aerides; it grows from two to three feet high; some of the varieties have dark green foliage, while others are of a lighter shade; the leaves, which … Continue reading
Aerides crispa
Species Description Aerides crispa is a “truly beautiful free-growing kind from India, with purple-coloured stem, dark green foliage, ten inches long; the blossoms, which are abundant, are white, tipped with pink. Flowers in June or July, and lasts two or three weeks in good condition. The spikes of flowers are long and very distinct from any … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Aerides crassifolia
Species Description Benjamin Williams wrote that “Aerides crassifolia is one of the most beautiful species of this class; the growth is very compact, with light green foliage, leaves about eight inches long, produce sits long spikes of pink and white flowers in May and June, and continues in bloom for a very long time; it … Continue reading
Orchid Genus: Aerides
Benjamin Williams wrote of the orchid genus Aerides, “The species of Aerides are among the most beautiful of Orchids, many of them uniting every good quality that a plant can possess, viz., rich, evergreen, and regularly curved foliage; a graceful habit, flowers deliciously scented, and of peculiar elegance. Even when not in bloom the plants … Continue reading
Orchid Genus: Ada
Genus Overview Benjamin Williams wrote of Ada in the Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual, “This genus, as far as I am aware, contains but one species, and is evidently nearly allied to Brassia. It is an extremely showy and ornamental plant, as the colour is rare amongst Orchids; it should be grown with such plants as … Continue reading
Orchid Species: Gongora armeniaca
Species Description Gongora armeniaca is a very free-growing compact plant, attaining to about a foot in height; pseudobulbs somewhat oval, bearing on the top two broad light green leaves, and from the base producing a rather lax, many-flowered, pendulous raceme, a foot or more in length, supporting from twelve to twenty of its rich yellow flowers, slightly spotted with … Continue reading