Aeranthes_grandiflora

<i>Aeranthes grandiflora</i>

Aeranthes grandiflora

Species of orchid

Aeranthes grandiflora is a species of orchid and is the type species of its genus. It is native to Madagascar and Comoros.[2] It is characterized by long, spindly, naturally hanging inflorescences and relatively large, semi-translucent flowers which open successively over a long period of time; do not cut the inflorescence after the first flower has faded, as these plants rebloom abundantly.[3][4]

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Home culture for this species is among the easiest of any orchid; give them small pots of small-grade bark and moss with medium-warm temperatures (winter nights between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit) and place them under low light of any orientation or even fluorescent lights.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Designer:John Lindley (1789-1865) - Engraver: J. Watts - "The botanical register" vol. 10 pl. 817 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/132134)
  2. [2]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. [3]
    White, Judy (1996). Taylor's Guide to Orchids. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-395-67726-1.
  4. [4]
    Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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