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Cyanicula, commonly known as blue orchids, is a genus of twelve species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. All are endemic to Australia, eleven are endemic to Western Australia and one species occurs in eastern Australia. While both the common and scientific names refer to "blue", the two subspecies of C. ixioides have yellow or white ...
Cyanicula caerulea, commonly known as the eastern tiny blue china orchid, [2] blue caladenia or blue fairy [3] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single narrow leaf and a single blue flower.
The blue china orchid was first formally described in 1840 by John Lindley who gave it the name Caladenia gemmata in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. [6] In 2000, Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown transferred the species to Cyanicula as C. gemmata . [ 7 ]
Read on for a complete guide to the origins and myth of the popular blue orchid. The Origins of Blue Orchids. Artificial dyes have been used for decades to create different color roses and tulips ...
Vanda coerulea, commonly known as blue orchid, [1] blue vanda or autumn lady's tresses, is a species of orchid found in Northeast India with its range extending to China (southern Yunnan). It is known as kwaklei in Manipuri and vandaar in Sanskrit. It has bluish purple flowers which are very long-lasting compared to other orchids.
The outer surface usually has a few glandular hairs and the inner surface is bright blue, or sometimes white, pinkish or yellow. As is usual in orchids, one petal is highly modified as the central labellum. The labellum is dark blue near its tip, white near the base, 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) wide.
Aganisia cyanea (formerly Acacallis cyanea) is a showy species of orchid native to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. [1] It is remarkable because some cultivars of this species produce blue flowers, the color blue being quite rare among the orchids.
Thelymitra crinita, commonly known as the blue lady orchid, queen orchid or lily orchid, [2] is a species of orchid which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single broad, oval leaf and up to fifteen brilliant blue flowers with a blue column with the lobe on top of the anther covered with short, finger-like calli .