Ascocentrum Curvifolium Orchid

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Ascocentrum curvifolium gets its name from “ascos; bag” and “kentron; spur” which refer to its spurred lip.

Ascocentrum Curvifolium Orchid

A six inch monopodial plant from Thailand, Ascocentrum curvifolium has a full spray of half-inch, orange-red flowers, it has been used in hybridizing “miniature vandas.” The offspring have the small plant size of the ascocentrum combined with the larger flower size of the vanda.

Ascocentrum curvifolium blooms in late spring and in the summer. It prefers intermediate to warm temperatures, filtered light, and even moisture.

Orchid Types

Anguloa Uniflora Orchid	Lycaste Orchid
Anota violacea, Rhynchostylis violacea Orchid	Maxillaria Houtteana Orchid
Ascocentrum Curvifolium Orchid	Miltonia Orchid
Brassavola Orchid	Odontoglossum Orchid
Bulbophyllum Lobbii Orchid	Oncidium Orchid
Cattleya Orchid	Paphiopedilum Orchid
Chysis Laevis Orchid	Phalaenopsis Orchid
Cycnoches Loddigesii Orchid	Pleurothallis Orchid
Cymbidum Orchid	Renanthera Brookie Chandler Orchid
Dendrobium Orchid	Rhynchostylis Coelestis Orchid
Doritis Orchid	Rodriguezia Secunda Orchid
Epidendrum Orchid	Sophronitella Violacea Orchid
Laelia Orchid	Stanhopea Orchid
Lokhartia Oerstedii Orchid	Vanda Orchid

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Ascocentrum Curvifolium Orchid

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