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Vandopsis gigantea

Author (Lindl.) Pfitzer

Species 1 award
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 3 countries
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Care and culture for Vandopsis gigantea Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
10°C Day/night drop
1,560mm Annual rainfall
Jan Dry rest

Temperature

22°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,560mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Dry rest period: Jan - reduce watering during these months
Jan 23° 15–27 11° 7–17 17mm
Feb 26° 17–28 11° 8–18 35mm
Mar 29° 20–30 14° 11–19 39mm
Apr 30° 24–32 17° 15–20 82mm
May 29° 27–31 20° 18–22 180mm
Jun 30° 28–31 22° 20–23 207mm
Jul 29° 28–31 22° 20–22 263mm
Aug 29° 28–31 21° 20–22 265mm
Sep 29° 27–30 20° 18–22 211mm
Oct 27° 24–28 19° 16–20 146mm
Nov 24° 21–26 15° 12–19 84mm
Dec 22° 18–26 12° 9–18 35mm

Bloom Season

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Awards

Photo: G. Johnson
HCC / AOC 2024 'Rod. A'
78.60 points Exhibited by Aisthorpe R. & J. QLD 19 September 2024 Glasshouse Country OS Show
Measurements
Flower size 50 × 55 mm Petals 30 × 20 mm Dorsal sepal 25 × 20 mm Lateral sepals 27 × 23 mm Lip 20 × 13 mm
2 inflorescences 15 flowers 11 buds

2 inflorescences 15 flowers & 11 buds, relevant 7 flowers & 6 buds on 300mm inflorescence. All Segments Yellow group 5C with Greyed Orange group 176B spotting. Labellum White group 155C with greyed Purple 186D Stripe.

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Hybrids from Vandopsis gigantea

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