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Asconopsis

Asconopsis Irene Dobkin
Asconopsis Irene Dobkin

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
SubTribe: Aeridinae
Genus: ×Asconopsis
Parents of Cross
Ascocentrum
Phalaenopsis


Asconopsis, abbreviated in trade journals Ascps, is an intergeneric hybrid between the orchid genera Ascocentrum and Phalaenopsis (Asctm x Phal).

Culture[]

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and require bright to full sunlight and intermediate to warm temperatures. If hung the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as sphagnum moss.

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