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Stanhopea warszewicziana

Stanhopea warszewicziana

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Gongoreae
SubTribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Stanhopea
Species: Stan. warszewicziana
Alliance:
Binomial name
Stanhopea warszewicziana
Klotsch 1852


Stanhopea warszewicziana is an species of the genus Stanhopea.

Description[]

Plant blooms during the summer with up to 8 flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 8.75 cm wide.

Distribution[]

The plant is found in the rainforest of Costa Rica and western Panama at elevations of 500 to 1400 meters.

Culture[]

Plant should be grown in shade. Keep in intermediate to warm temperatures and water regularly. Pot in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Keep humidity high. Plants are usually grown in baskets.

Naming[]

Common Name: Warscewicz' Stanhopea

Synonyms[]

  1. Stanhopea warszewiczi hort.
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