Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Genus Pleione Higher classification Pleione | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Scientific name Pleione limprichtii Rank Species | |
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Similar Pleione, Orchids, Pleione formosana, Pleione forrestii, Brasiliorchis schunkeana | ||
Pleione limprichtii pleione tongariro
Pleione limprichtii (hardy Chinese orchid) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, endemic to China (central Sichuan), and also possibly grows in northern Burma. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid growing to 15 cm (6 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, with a pear-shaped pseudobulb that produces a single folded leaf. Deep pink flowers with rose red spotted lips are borne in spring.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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