Phragmipedium longifolium (Warsz. & Rchb.f.) Rolfe

sect. Lorifolia
Common Name: The Long-Leaf Phragmipedium
Family: Orchidaceae Juss.

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

Culture: 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

Accession Data:

Accession # 201500076
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Accession Date: 05-29-2015
Bench: 3226 - ORCH:Phrags
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-26-2024
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix I Listed Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!

Classification:

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

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Panama / Colombia / Ecuador / Brazil West-Central

References (external):

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

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