Phragmipedium Tall Tails

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Creekside Digital

Object Details

Parentage

Phragmipedium caudatum x Phragmipedium warszewiczianum

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2015-0533A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Terrestrial

Bloom Characteristics

Averages 3-4 pale green flowers per an inflorescence with long, purple petals that can be up to 3 feet long.

Range

hybrid

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Common Name

Phragmipedium hybrid

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Cypripedioideae

Genus

Phragmipedium

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79f1950c3-c654-4541-8084-7524f2365dbc

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-0533A