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Vanda luzonica

Vanda luzonica

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
SubTribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Vanda
Species: V. luzonica
Alliance:
Binomial name
Vanda luzonica
Loher ex Rolfe 1915


Vanda luzonica is an species in the genus Vanda.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with ten to twenty five 7 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in isle of Luzon, Philippines at elevations around 500 meters

Culture[]

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and require bright to full sunlight and warm temperatures. If hunged the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants), several pieces of coarse fir bark, or sphagnum moss.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Luzon Vanda

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