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Pleione aurita



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26th April 2008


A Chinese species that has done well in cultivation and is now fairly widely available.
Mine is still a single bulb, establishing in the pot.

20th March 2011 1st May 2011 11th May 2013
I was a little suspicious about the shape of the flower of my first plant, so I bought another which is distinctly different. The species comes from Yunnan in China where it grows at around 2,700m asl as a terrestrial among woodland. It is supposed to need a drier winter rest than other species.




References:

  • Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia, https://www.orchidspecies.com
  • RHS International Orchid Register online, https://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister