Paphiopedilum Orchids (The Magic of Nature)

            The Paphiopedilum (lady slipper orchid) are closely related to the hardy, North American lady slippers, and get their name from “Paphos; a city in Cyprus associated with Venus” and “pedilon; slipper or sandal.” 
Paphiopedilum orchids are mostly terrestrial, dwarf to moderate sized plants that have flat leaves growing from a fanlike base. After the new leaves form, the flower stem rises up from between the leaves. The long lasting, two to five inch flowers usually grow on individual stems six to twenty inches tall. The flowers are usually shades or sometimes striking combinations of green, white, maroon, brown, or yellow. 

I Paphiopedilum, le "orchidee scarpetta",sono uno dei generi di orchidea più conosciuti, apprezzati e coltivati del mondo. Sono orchidee terrestri, al contrario della maggior parte dei generi tropicali comunemente coltivati. 
La particolarità della sottofamiglia delle Cypripedioideae, alla quale questo genere appartiene è quella di avere una struttura assai differente dal resto delle altre orchidee soprattutto per quanto riguarda il fiore.
Hanno un rizoma abbastanza accorciato da cui si sviluppano i ciuffi di foglie ed i fiori. Le molte specie del genere sono diffuse in tutta l’Asia sud orientale, dall’Himalaya alla Nuova Guinea, quindi con habitat assai differenti.Amano condizioni di luce tenue e non sopportano la luce piena del sole che può bruciare le foglie, inoltre (essendo terrestri) gradiscono un substrato
   

Taken in: Italia / Veneto / San Bonifacio (show map)

Taken on: February 15, 2008

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