Coelogyne mooreana:
Native habitat: This orchid is a native of Vietnam where it grows at altitudes of 1,200m.
History: It was named after F.W More of the Glasnevin Botanic Gardens in Dublin.
Description: The inflorescence is up to 50cm tall and produces four to eight fragrant flowers, each up to 10cm in diameter. The sepals and petals are transparent white and the lip is white with a yellow and orange smudge in the centre. The pseudobulbs are up to 7.5cm high which, with age, tend to form surface indentations. They produce two thick, glossy leaves, each up to 40cm long and 2.5cm in diameter, which protrude from the top of the bulbs.
Flowering season: Spring and Summer.
Cultivation: A medium to coarse grade compost, light to dappled light is needed with cultivation in an intermediate house environment is required.
Native habitat: This orchid is a native of Vietnam where it grows at altitudes of 1,200m.
History: It was named after F.W More of the Glasnevin Botanic Gardens in Dublin.
Description: The inflorescence is up to 50cm tall and produces four to eight fragrant flowers, each up to 10cm in diameter. The sepals and petals are transparent white and the lip is white with a yellow and orange smudge in the centre. The pseudobulbs are up to 7.5cm high which, with age, tend to form surface indentations. They produce two thick, glossy leaves, each up to 40cm long and 2.5cm in diameter, which protrude from the top of the bulbs.
Flowering season: Spring and Summer.
Cultivation: A medium to coarse grade compost, light to dappled light is needed with cultivation in an intermediate house environment is required.
