General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F)
Plant Height: 4-8 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Other: Leaves may be speckled purple when grown in high light.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

Image
Common names
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vanda ampullacea
  • Synonym: Ascocentrum ampullaceum

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Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2024-03-12
Uploaded by hawkarica
Uploaded by hawkarica
Uploaded by hawkarica
Location: Orchid Show, SE Michigan
Date: 4-2009
Uploaded by Ursula
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2008
Location: University of South Florida Botanical Garden
Date: 2017-03-21
Uploaded by hawkarica
Uploaded by hawkarica
Uploaded by Ursula
Location: University of South Florida Botanical Garden

photo credit: Badlydrawnboy22

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