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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 .
Sobralia is a genus of orchids native to Mexico, Central and South America. [1] [2] The plants are more commonly terrestrial, but are also found growing epiphytically, in wet forests from sea level to about 8,800 ft. The genus was named for Dr. Francisco Sobral, a Spanish botanist. The genus is abbreviated Sob in trade journals.
It is distributed across tropical and subtropical America from Mexico, Central America and the West Indies to northern Argentina, with one species (O. ensatum) extending into Florida. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Common names for plants in this genus include dancing-lady orchid [ 5 ] and golden shower orchid .
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]
The English name 'common spotted' refers to the species' abundance and the spots on its leaves. The French and German common names also honour Leonhart Fuchs. This plant belongs to a problematic group of orchids. D. maculata subsp. fuchsii is very variable in flower colour and flower morphology, plant height and the scent of flowers.
This orchid was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1826. [2] Presl mentions that the fruits collected 36 years earlier were still fragrant when he examined them. [3] [6] The original scientific description was only from the fruits, according to Oakes Ames, and that a more detailed description of the plant and leaves was only written in 1895 by R. Allen Rolfe in his monograph on the genus ...