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Orchid Species: Stanhopea venusta

Kew currently accepted name is Stanhopea wardii

Stanhopea venusta is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in 1841. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Stanhopea wardii.
Genus
Stanhopea (Stan.)
Grex
venusta
Parents
Species
Author
Lindl.
Year
1841
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ORIGIN: Found from Nicaragua, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela as a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte occurring on trees and on rocks in humid cloud forests from 800 to 2700 meters.

DESCRIPTION: A medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte occurring on trees and on rocks in humid cloud forests, it can fill an entire house with it's pleasing scent. This species has pyriform to ovoid, sulcate pseudobulbs with a single, apical, coriaceous, plicate, ribbed, elliptic-obovate, gradually narrows below into the elongate, petiolate base leaf. They bloom in the summer and fall on a pendant, 3 to 10 flowered, 6 to 7 1/4 [15 to 18 cm] long, crowded inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb and last from 2-4 days and as in all Stanhopea they must be kept in a wire basket or mounted on a plaque as the inflorescence hangs pendant from below the plant.

FLOWER SIZE: 5 inches [12.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Stanhopea Stan wardii 1838 Lodd. ex Lindl.
Add+ Stanhopea Stan amoena 1852 Klotzsch
Add+ Stanhopea Stan aurea 1844 </i><i> major</i> Lodd.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Stan. wardii 'AJOCORI' (2 awards in 2013) Stan. wardii 'Sturt' (2 awards in 2009) Stan. wardii 'Mark Chennells' (2 awards in 2006) Stan. wardii 'Ruth' (2 awards from 1958 to 2005) Stan. wardii 'Serene' (2 awards in 1984) Stan. wardii 'Jill' (2 awards in 1984) Stan. wardii 'Reina Isabel' (2017) Stan. wardii 'Louisiana' (2017) Stan. wardii 'Joan' (2017) Stan. wardii 'Tommy Tucker' (2016) Stan. wardii 'Charles' Chasus' (2016) Stan. wardii 'Dozer Dan' (2013) Stan. wardii 'Memoria Danny Chung' (2013) Stan. wardii 'Rossi-Anaro' (2011) Stan. wardii 'Edwin Boyett' (2008) Stan. wardii 'Fightin' Tigers' (2008) Stan. wardii 'Gold Nugget' (2006) Stan. wardii 'Richard John Gindhart' (2004) Stan. wardii 'Blanca' (1999) Stan. wardii 'Woodbridge' (1997)
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