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Coelogyne massangeana

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Coelogyne massangeana Introduction Vanda coerulea Stanhopea wardii Catasetum pileatum Tolumnia bahamensis Phalaenopsis Taisuco Kochidan Masdevallia ignea Brassia rex Himantoglossium hircinum Laelia purpurata Aerides odorata Spathoglottis plicata Schomburgkia splendida Dendrobium stratiotes Phragmepedium caudatum Coelogyne massangeana
 

This whimsical and rare brown-and-white orchid, found on trees in Thailand and Indonesia, gives the appearance of being strung together like Hawaiian lei. Coelogyne massangeana is delicately fragrant, and while it craves warm weather and flowers only in the summer, its leaves are extremely delicate and can easily shrivel and burn in the sun.

 


     
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