Tropicals > Paphiopedilum > Paphiopedilum leeanum > Paphiopedilum leeanum
Paphiopedilum leeanum
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Orchidaceae |
| Genus |
| Paphiopedilum |
| Species |
| leeanum |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 13a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 20 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| As a potted indoor plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Keep plants moistened in a humid environment. Let soil dry between waterings. Do not expose to dry cold. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Among limestone rocks in heavily forested areas. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth glaborous stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Lanceolate, smooth and slightly glossy leaves with slightly rounded apices that grow at the base of flowering stems. |
| Flower Description |
| Slipper-type orchid bloom with smooth, waxy and slightly shiny checkered main petals and a cupped slipper petal at the bottom. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green foliage and dark purplish-brown stems. Blooms vary in colour from pale lilac with purplish-brown spots, pale pastel green to green-yellow with purplish-brown checkered patterns. The slipper portion of the flower is almost always a purplish-brown. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth, waxy. |
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