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Aerides houlletiana is an species in the genus Aerides.
Description[]
Plant blooms from spring to summer with two to twenty 2.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in semi dry lowland forest of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia at elevations of 0 to 700 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. Plants are best mounted.
Naming[]
Common Names: Houllet's Aerides
Synonyms[]
- Aerides falcata var houlletiana [Rchb.f] Veitch ?
- Aerides picotianum Rchb. f. 1888
- Aerides platychilum Rolfe 1893