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Cypripedium irapeanum, known as Irapeao's cypripedium or pelican orchid, is a species of orchid found in Mexico and Central America in section irapeana. [1] It is widely distributed from the central Mexico states of Sinaloa and Durango south to Guatemala and Honduras .
Lycaste skinneri is found in humid forests of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, being the most abundant and indigenous in Guatemala.It resides at an average altitude of 1,650 meters above sea level, where it doesn't suffer from the high temperatures during the summer or the low temperatures during the winter.
All representatives of the Cypripedioideae are perennial, herbaceous plants. The fleshy roots sometimes possess a veil. The leaves are arranged spirally or in two rows, the shoot is slender or compressed. In the bud, the leaves are rolled and the leaf blade is plikat (folded) or the leaves are folded in the bud, smooth and leathery.
Endemic orchids of Mexico (17 P) Pages in category "Orchids of Mexico" The following 171 pages are in this category, out of 171 total.
The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and apparently all of the cultivated trees derive from one cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens and widely planted in ...
Find out why your orchid flowers are falling off prematurely and what you can do about it. ... They suck the sap from the orchid, causing yellowing leaves, dropped blooms, and eventual plant death
Give your orchid a boost by spritzing its leaves with a mixture of 2 tablespoons of Epsom salts to a gallon of water. “The magnesium and calcium work together to enhance the production of ...
Black rot on orchids is caused by Pythium and Phytophthora species. [1] Black rot targets a variety of orchids but Cattleya orchids are especially susceptible. [1] Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora cactorum are known to cause black rot in orchids. [1] Pythium ultimum is a pathogen that causes damping-off and root rot on plants. [2]