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Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is up to 5.5" (14 cm) long and has 4-12 pink flowers which may not all open at the same time. Flowers are 3.5" (9 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Bifoliate

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Plant Size:

15-26" x 8-15" (38-66 x 20-38 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

S Mexico to C America

Habitat:

Wet montane forests; 650-7545ft (200-2300m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Guaria Morada

Skinner's Guarianthe

Candelaria

The Easter Orchid

Flor de San Sebastian

Skinner's Cattleya

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Guarianthe

Species:

skinneri

Accession Number:

1987-1213A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax725aeaa69-c922-4c7b-a87f-2ef297df2948

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_1987-1213A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is up to 5.5" (14 cm) long and has 4-12 pink flowers which may not all open at the same time. Flowers are 3.5" (9 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Bifoliate

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Plant Size:

15-26" x 8-15" (38-66 x 20-38 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

S Mexico to C America

Habitat:

Wet montane forests; 650-7545ft (200-2300m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Guaria Morada

Skinner's Guarianthe

Candelaria

The Easter Orchid

Flor de San Sebastian

Skinner's Cattleya

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Guarianthe

Species:

skinneri

Accession Number:

2008-0765A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax71b7f65bc-6dfe-4a96-8255-4a16963808da

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2008-0765A

Life Form:

Lithophytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect or arching inflorescence is 6-16" (15-40 cm) long with 2-20 pink to white flowers that last almost a month. Flowers are 1" (2-3 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Floral, honey

Plant Size:

6-15" x 3-5" (15-38 x 8-13 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

E Australia

Habitat:

Coast and mountains; 1640-3940ft (50-1200m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Capt. King's Dendrobium

Pink Rock Lily

Pink Rock Orchid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Dendrobium

Species:

kingianum

Accession Number:

2008-1618A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7b4089c51-44cd-4a47-93e9-042bd1ec7705

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2008-1618A

Life Form:

Lithophytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect or arching inflorescence is 6-16" (15-40 cm) long with 2-20 pink to white flowers that last almost a month. Flowers are 1" (2-3 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Floral, honey

Plant Size:

6-15" x 3-5" (15-38 x 8-13 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

E Australia

Habitat:

Coast and mountains; 1640-3940ft (50-1200m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Capt. King's Dendrobium

Pink Rock Lily

Pink Rock Orchid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Dendrobium

Species:

kingianum

Accession Number:

2008-2029A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7cfc2f178-eda9-4460-adaf-f4edd39fd897

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2008-2029A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Averages 7-8 yellow-white flowers per an inflorescence with pink petal edges and a yellow throat.

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Jackfowlieara hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Jackfowlieara

Accession Number:

2009-0010A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76b0ef08f-6c83-4b46-810a-4248ff382bab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2009-0010A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is up to 5.5" (14 cm) long and has 4-12 pink flowers which may not all open at the same time. Flowers are 3.5" (9 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Bifoliate

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Plant Size:

15-26" x 8-15" (38-66 x 20-38 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

S Mexico to C America

Habitat:

Wet montane forests; 650-7545ft (200-2300m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Guaria Morada

Skinner's Guarianthe

Candelaria

The Easter Orchid

Flor de San Sebastian

Skinner's Cattleya

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Guarianthe

Species:

skinneri

Accession Number:

2009-0342A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax754f99620-c421-4b62-9028-14221408d71e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2009-0342A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is up to 5.5" (14 cm) long and has 4-12 pink flowers which may not all open at the same time. Flowers are 3.5" (9 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Bifoliate

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Plant Size:

15-26" x 8-15" (38-66 x 20-38 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

S Mexico to C America

Habitat:

Wet montane forests; 650-7545ft (200-2300m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Guaria Morada

Skinner's Guarianthe

Candelaria

The Easter Orchid

Flor de San Sebastian

Skinner's Cattleya

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Guarianthe

Species:

skinneri

Accession Number:

2009-0387A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7a4b64550-7260-41bd-be3a-ac7672581ec0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2009-0387A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Vivid pink flower has a bit of yellow on lip. Flower is about 5" across.

Range:

cultivated

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Myrmecocattleya hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

× myrmecocattleya

Accession Number:

2009-0945A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76f851ea6-fbdc-4439-98a4-f8c4c9f264db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2009-0945A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Has an average of 13 white flowers with pink petal tips per an inflorescence.

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Dendrobium hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Dendrobium

Accession Number:

2011-1847A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7b75f1e0a-aa0c-4c43-ad3d-3323ae65ee95

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-1847A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Has an average of 13 white flowers with pink petal tips per an inflorescence.

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Dendrobium hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Dendrobium

Accession Number:

2011-1847B

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax711370aa3-9422-429e-87fe-bc27aadb6a5b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-1847B

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Pink flower will last about a month.

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Cymbidium clonal hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Cymbidium

Accession Number:

2011-1871A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax711ad98d4-baa2-4fcc-bb0d-4837e9f7f337

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-1871A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect to arching inflorescence is 30-74" (75-120 cm) long, but can be as long as 13 feet (4 meters) with 5-20 long-lasting, pink flowers. Flowers are 5" (12.5 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Range:

Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Honduras

Habitat:

Open or damp montane forests; 3280-4920ft (1000-1500m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Superb Laelia

Flor de la Candelaria

La Vera de Senor San Jose

Superb Schomburgkia

Chumaqué

Tanal

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Laelia

Species:

superbiens

Accession Number:

2011-2064A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7a6292bb8-47d9-4c70-a5e0-405aeb93de60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-2064A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Averages 2 pink flowers per an inflorescence with a darker pink lip. Flowers are 6-8" across.

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Rhyncholaeliocattleya clonal hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

× rhyncholaeliocattleya

Accession Number:

2012-0959A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax779a49237-3ff9-4b67-a827-44823097500a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2012-0959A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Averages 5 pink flowers per an inflorescence with an orange throat.

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Rhyncattleanthe clonal hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

× rhyncattleanthe

Accession Number:

2014-0771A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79302f5f4-0071-4971-a612-b4d3000c4bdb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0771A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescences can reach 3 feet (1 meter) long, and can have many pink and purple flowered. Margins of petals and sepals undulate.

Range:

Costa Rica to NW Venezuela

Habitat:

Hot to warm growing; 0-1969ft (0-600m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Lueddeman's Laelia

Lueddeman's Schomburgkia

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Laelia

Species:

lueddemannii

Accession Number:

2015-1600A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7b9bf1604-fb90-47b2-a1d8-dd88550d25ea

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-1600A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Flower is pink with wavy petals.

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Laelia hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Laelia

Accession Number:

2015-1605A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax73c610613-7193-487b-9042-6dd8e5f767df

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-1605A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Flowers have pink petals and light pink to white sepals.

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Dendrobium hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Dendrobium

Accession Number:

2018-0301A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7f9053847-c081-4904-8d9c-d7c567c83302

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0301A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Flower is grey-pink with a white lip spotted in red.

Range:

hybrid

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Cymbidium clonal hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Cymbidium

Accession Number:

2018-1099A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7cf59ded4-6961-422d-b835-0dab4fb98d2b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-1099A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 16" (40 cm) long with 6-18 long-lasting, yellow flowers with pink speckles. Flowers are 3" (7 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Fragrant during day (faint)

Plant Size:

12-40" x 12-25" (30-102 x 30-64 cm)

Range:

Bangladesh to China (S Yunnan, SW Guangxi) and Pen Malaysia

Habitat:

Open mossy rocks in forests; 985-3600ft (300-1100m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

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Common Name:

Porpoise Head Orchid

The Giant Vandopsis

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Vandopsis

Species:

gigantea

Accession Number:

2022-0365A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax705d477d9-365e-4cf3-8cbd-22ffe118d118

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0365A

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

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Published Date:

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:37:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_ff4e5e93e72dd68dfaa3fa51aeb82479