Stanhopea Orchid

The Stanhopea were named after the fourth Earl Stanhope, president of the London Medical Botanical Society, 1829-1837.

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Stanhopea Orchid

The Stanhopea orchids, which are mostly epiphytic, have two to three inch pseudobulbs topped with dark green, pleated leaves. The short-lived, large, waxy flowers usually appear in the summer or in the early fall, and hang dramatically out of the bottom of the pot or basket. They grow best in baskets made from one and one-half inch wire mesh.

Stanhopea grandiflora, from northern South America, has large, fragrant, ivorywhite flowers. Stanhopea wardii, found growing from Mexico to Venezuela, has fragrant, yellowish flowers marked with maroon rings and spots.

Stanhopea orchids prefer cool to cold night temperatures, shaded to filtered light, and to be kept evenly moist, but slightly drier during the winter. They resent being repotted.

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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