Vanda coerulea (Blue Vanda, Autumn Lady)


Botanical Information

FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusVanda
Speciescoerulea
CategoryTropicals

Description and Growing Information

CultivationPlants are best grown hung in baskets and require bright to full sunlight and cool to warm temperatures. If hung, the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants), several pieces of coarse fir bark, or sphagnum moss.
Notable SpecimensThe Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Chang Mai, Thailand.
HabitatIndia, Burma, China, and Thailand.

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