Phragmipedium longifolium

Common name: The Long-Leaf Phragmipedium

Family: Orchidaceae

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Country of Origin: Costa Rica to Ecuador, Brazil (Goiás)

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Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College

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Plants grow in warm areas with bright indirect sunlight. Plants should be watered with clean water and keep potting media wet. Plants can tolerate lots of water as long as media remains fresh. Plants are sensitive to salts. Keep fertilizers to a minimum as plants are light feeders. Plant in a mix with good air circulation. Plants can be grown in a mix of sphagnum moss, charcoal and perlite or medium fir bark with perlite. ³

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• SubFamily: Cypripedioideae
• Tribe: Phragmipedieae
• SubTribe: Phragmipediinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 31 May 2015.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 31 May 2015
3. Phragmipedium longifolium at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 31 May 2015.
4. Podcast: Ep. 159 - An Orchid That Mimics Aphids? at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed 8 May 2018.

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