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Coelogyne lawrenceana is a species of Coelogyne.
Description
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Plants bloom from fall through spring with three to six successively opening 10 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
DistributionEdit
Plant is found growing in the primary montane forests of Vietnam at elevations around 2500 meters.
CultureEdit
Plants are usually grown in baskets. Plant grows in intermediate to warm temperatures with partial shade. Water regularly through the year. Pot in a well drain medium. Pot in a plastic or clay pot with a mix of fine fir bark, tree fern fibers, and perlite or pot in New Zealand sphagnum moss.
NamingEdit
Entomology The species is named after Sir James John Trevor Lawrence who first exhibited the species at the Royal Horticultural Society in 1905. The plant was awarded with a Award of Merit.
Common name: Lawrence's Coelogyne
SynonymsEdit
- Coelogyne fleuryi Gagnep. 1930
ReferencesEdit
- Hill, Cindy. "Coelogyne:Sparkiling Stars of Asia." Orchid Digest Vol. 72-2 April, May, June 2008: 60-76.
