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Orchid Species: Phalaenopsis x vesta
Kew currently accepted name is Phalaenopsis lobbii
Phalaenopsis x vesta is an orchid species identified by H.J.Veitch in 1894. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Phalaenopsis lobbii.
Genus
Phalaenopsis (Phal.)
Grex
x vesta
Parents
Species
Author
H.J.Veitch
Year
1894
ORIGIN: A native of the eastern Himalayas, northeastern India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar and Vietnam in piedmont or evergreen lowland forests on rough barked trees or humid, mossy, mixed and coniferous forests on mossy branches of old gnarled trees at elevations of 366 to 1200 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Dwarf, hot to cool growing epiphytic species with broad elliptic leaves about 4 to 6 cm long. The lateral, 4 [10 cm] long, racemose or paniculate, few flowered inflorescence with small bracts that bear from 3 to 7 sequentially opening flowers. The flowers are small, white with sepals larger than the petals. The lip is big with a tan colored stripe.
FLOWER SIZE: 1 or less inches [2 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
DESCRIPTION: Dwarf, hot to cool growing epiphytic species with broad elliptic leaves about 4 to 6 cm long. The lateral, 4 [10 cm] long, racemose or paniculate, few flowered inflorescence with small bracts that bear from 3 to 7 sequentially opening flowers. The flowers are small, white with sepals larger than the petals. The lip is big with a tan colored stripe.
FLOWER SIZE: 1 or less inches [2 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
| Genus Name | Genus | Grex Name | Year | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | intermedia | 1852 | |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | lobbii | 1980 | (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | x intermedia | 1853 | Lindl. |
| Add+ | Doritis | Dor | lobbii | 2005 | (Rchb.f.) T.Yukawa & K.Kita |
| Add+ | Polychilos | Polychilos | lobbii | 1982 | (Rchb.f.) Shim |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | brymeriana | ||
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | portei | ||
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | vesta | ||
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | x brymeriana | 1876 | Rchb.f. |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | x delicata | 1882 | Rchb.f. |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | x lobbii | 1852 | Veitch ex auct. |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | x portei | 1876 | (Rchb.f.) Denning |
| Add+ | Phalaenopsis | Phal | listeri | 1887 | E.S.Berk. |
Most awarded/recent cultivars:
Phal. lobbii 'Stefan'
(9 awards from
2015
to
2018)
Phal. lobbii 'Franz'
(4 awards from
2017
to
2018)
Phal. lobbii 'Capella'
(3 awards in
2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Jenny'
(2 awards in
2015)
Phal. lobbii 'Kilian'
(2 awards from
2014
to
2015)
Phal. lobbii 'Wössen'
(2 awards in
2014)
Phal. lobbii 'Kate'
(2 awards in
2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Wasen'
(2 awards from
2012
to
2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Jean'
(2 awards in
2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Wirra Willa'
(2 awards in
2009)
Phal. lobbii 'Fajen's Orchids'
(2 awards in
2000)
Phal. lobbii 'Dresden'
(2016)
Phal. lobbii 'Welbhausen'
(2016)
Phal. lobbii 'Katharina'
(2015)
Phal. lobbii 'Rocky'
(2014)
Phal. lobbii 'Frank'
(2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Maximilian'
(2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Dalles'
(2013)
Phal. lobbii 'Katie'
(2012)
Phal. lobbii 'Maria'
(2012)
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