Vanda cristata:
Native habitat: This orchid is a native of Nepal, Bhutan and India (Sikkim) where it grows at high latitudes.
Description: The flowers are long lasting, fragrant, up to 5cm in diameter and have yellow green sepals and petals, a white lip and dark red marking. The stems are up to 15cm tall, with stiff, leathery leaves each up to 15cm long.
Cultivation: A medium grade compost is needed and cultivation in a cool to intermediate house is needed. This orchid is ideally suited to growing in a wooden basket or on a bark slab.
Synonyms: Vanda striata and Aerides cristatum.
Native habitat: This orchid is a native of Nepal, Bhutan and India (Sikkim) where it grows at high latitudes.
Description: The flowers are long lasting, fragrant, up to 5cm in diameter and have yellow green sepals and petals, a white lip and dark red marking. The stems are up to 15cm tall, with stiff, leathery leaves each up to 15cm long.
Cultivation: A medium grade compost is needed and cultivation in a cool to intermediate house is needed. This orchid is ideally suited to growing in a wooden basket or on a bark slab.
Synonyms: Vanda striata and Aerides cristatum.
