Ludisia discolor var. nigrescens 'Ambrosia'
Object Details
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks from January to February
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2018-0476A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Jewel Orchid varietal selection
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Orchidoideae
- Genus
- Ludisia
- Species
- discolor
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Averages 14 white flowers per an inflorescence.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Foliage dark green with a light green midvein.
- Fragrance
- Hyacinth
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2018-0476A