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Pleione grandiflora is a species of Pleione found in East Asia.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with a single 10 cm wide flower.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on mossy cliffs and boulders in southern Yunnan, China and Vietnam at elevations of 1500 to 3300 meters
Culture[]
Plant goes dormant in the late fall to early spring. Pot plants in a mix of bark and sphagnum moss, or in 50% peat and 50% perlite. Mix should retain moisture and should be well drained. Plants should be watered constantly during growing season. Stop watering when leaves drop. Plant should be misted lightly and potting media should be kept dried during dormancy in the fall. Keep plant cool from 16° to 75°F during growing season and cold during dormancy form 50° to 25°F. Grow in diffused light and fertilize at half strength during summer.
Varieties[]
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Pleione grandiflora variant | Sepals and petals are white. Lip is white with brown spots. |
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Pleione grandiflora variant | Sepals and petals are pink. Lip is pink with brown spots. |
Naming[]
Common name: The Large Flowered Pleione
Synonyms[]
- *Coelogyne grandiflora Rolfe 1903
- Pleione pinkepankii Braem & H.Mohr 1989
- Pleione barbarae Braem, 1999