Product information "Anguloa eburnea"
Name: | Anguloa eburnea, Linden ex B.S. Williams 1868 |
Synonyms: | Anguloa clowesii var. eburnea, H.J.Veitch 1893 |
Etymology: | eburnea = ivory white |
Trade name: | tulip orchid |
Propagation: | seed |
Origin: | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
Habitat: | terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, on sparse steep slopes at altitudes of 1500-2500m |
Notes: | Anguloa eburnea usually produces 1, rarely 2 terminal, large, pleasantly scented single flowers per pseudobulb, which are waxy in texture and long lasting. The flowers are said to smell very strongly of vanilla. |