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Cypripedium wardii

Cypripedium wardii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Tribe: Cypripedioideae
SubTribe: Cypripediinae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species: Cyp. wardii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Cypripedium wardii
Rolfe 1913


Cypripedium wardii is a Cypripedium species found in China.

Description[]

Plants bloom during the spring to summer with a single flower

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing on limestone in dense forest in Xizang and North western Yunnan, China at elevations of 2500 to 3500 meters.

Culture[]

Grow in a potting media of 25% perlite, 25% bark, and 50% gravel. Plants prefer cool temperature and shade.

Naming[]

Common Name: Ward's Cypripedium

Synonyms[]

Cypripedium wardii habitat

Cyp. wardii in habitat

Cypripedium guttatum var. wardii (Rolfe) P.Taylor 1976

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