Zygopetalum derived from the Greek word zygon, means “yoked petal”. It refers to the yoke-like growth at the base of the lip caused by the fusion of petals and the sepals.
They are known for their fragrant, waxy, and long-lived flowers with multiple blooms in shades of green, purple, burgundy, and raspberry with several patterns.
The garden pansy flower is 5 to 8 centimetres in diameter and has two slightly overlapping upper petals, two side petals, and a single bottom petal with a slight beard emanating from the flower’s center. These petals are usually white or yellow, purplish, or blue.
Lycaste flowers have three petals and three sepals with many colors including, yellow, white, or orange of petals, and the sepals are yellow, orange, green, or reddish brown.
原産地/ Original : south, east and southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Vietnam, and many of the islands of the Pacific
It is a very large genus, containing more than 1,800 species that are found in diverse habitats throughout much of Asia and the islands of the Pacific. Orchids in this genus have roots that creep over the surface of trees or rocks, rarely having their roots in soil. The flowers may be white, green, yellow, or pink to purple, often with contrasting colours in the labellum. The sepals and petals are usually free from and more or less similar to each other but markedly different from the labellum. Dendrobium phalaenopsis is one species or groups very popular in Japan and S.E Asia and it has also many varieties, please find Dendrobium phalaenopsis in here and this page not shows Dendrobium phalaenopsis.
