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Phalaenopsis pulcherrima |
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| | Fleshy, subtly purple-speckled leaves |
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| Synonym(s) |
Doritis pulcherrima |
| Family |
orchidaceae |
| Life cycle |
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| Flowers |
pink |
| Light |
bright shade |
Although I was assured that this terrestrial orchid was hardy in Houston when I purchased it (labeled only as "Doritis"), online information pegs it squarely as a tropical for frost-free climates. I set ours in a relatively protected area, and didn't do anything out of the ordinary for it through winter, just wondering if it would live. The results: its leaves were damaged by a light freeze a week or two after we planted it, and the whole thing turned to mush after a somewhat harder freeze. I assumed it was a goner, even though the winter was quite mild overall, but saw regrowth in mid-June. So perhaps we'll have flowers again after all.
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| | Effects of a light freeze |
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| | Returning in June |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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