Object Details
Description
This small sized orchid takes one of its common names from a famous Czech orchid collector of the 1800s, and its other common name from its large flowers, which can have pansy-like “faces.”
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
Year round; peaks from March to May
Pollination Syndrome
Bee
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2018-0901A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Erect to arching inflorescence is up to 12" (30 cm) long with 2-7 white flowers with purple and yellow in the center. Flowers are 3-4" (7.6-10 cm) across.
Fragrance
Rose
Plant Size
12-20" x 8-10" (30-51 x 20-25 cm), excluding inflorescence
Range
Panama to Venezuela and Ecuador
Habitat
Wet tropical forests; 655-3300ft (200-1000m)
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Common Name
Pansy Orchid
Roezl's Miltoniopsis
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Miltoniopsis
Species
roezlii
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
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Record ID
ofeo-sg_2018-0901A