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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Other: plicate, lanceolate, up to 40 centimeters long
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: blooms form on new growth, which is not, stictly speaking, woody
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

Image
Common names
  • Baby Orchid

Photo Gallery
Location: AAOS, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2018-03-18
Chysis bractescens - side views and semi-side views of blooms, to

Date: c. 1852
illustration from 'Flore des serres', 1852
Uploaded by SarasotaPatty
Uploaded by SarasotaPatty
Location: AAOS, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2018-03-18
Chysis bractescens - bases of stems and pseudobulbs
Location: AAOS, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2018-03-18
Chysis bractescens - blooms nestled close to the stems
Location: University of South Florida Botanical Garden
Location: University of South Florida Botanical Garden
Date: 2017-03-02
Uploaded by SarasotaPatty

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