| Name: | Phragmipedium pearcei, (Veitch ex J.Dix) Rauh & Senghas 1975 |
| Synonyms: | Cypripedium caricinum, Lindl. & Paxton 1850-1 |
| Etymology: | pearcei = Richard William Pearce (ca. 1835 - 1868) English plant collector, first worked in a nursery in Plymouth, then from 1858 for James Veitch in Chile, Peru and 1859 - 66 in Bolivia, was sent again to South America in 1867 by another interested party in London to collect, but soon died there of yellow fever. |
| Trade name: | south American slipper orchid |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
| Habitat: | Terrestrial or lithophytic orchid, often near rivers and on boulders in rivers, at altitudes of 300-1800 metres. |
| Notes: | Phragmipedium pearcei grows very densely with short, 2-3cm long rhizomes and should therefore be kept in bowls. The inflorescences are upright to overhanging and can produce 2-3 flowers in succession. |
Phragmipedium pearcei
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- Rest: short
- Fragrance: no
- Location: Windowsill/Greenhouse
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