Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Arching inflorescence is 18" (45 cm) long with 1-15 long-lasting, green and white flowers with brown blotches. Flowers can be more than 12" (30 cm) long.

Fragrance:

Musky

Range:

Costa Rica to Panama

Habitat:

Wet tropics; 1640-3280ft (500-1000m)

Description:

This medium sized orchid is named for a German gardener of the 1800s.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

March to July; peaks in May

Pollination Syndrome:

Likely wasp

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Gireoud's Brassia

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Brassia

Species:

gireoudiana

Accession Number:

2022-0262A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax789a3847c-3881-4b29-af13-07359674d669

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0262A