Sunday, February 23, 2014

Orchid of the day: Paphiopedilum dianthum

Paphiopedilum dianthum is native to Southwestern China and Northern Vietnam, where the forest is semi-deciduous, evergreen and mossy wet areas.



These photos were taken in July 2006 when we lived in our 5th floor apartment. This orchid has been doing very well in Arne's hand. I think it is very unique and 'wild looking'. I can just imagine how it would look out in nature.

Up close, our Paphiopedilum dianthum. Below are two photos from websites to show how interesting this orchid is.

http://www.orchidspecies.com/paphdianthum.htm

http://slipperorchids.info/paphdatasheets/polyantha/dianthum/index.html






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