The Stanhopea were named after the fourth Earl Stanhope, president of the London Medical Botanical Society, 1829-1837. The Stanhopea orchids, which are mostly epiphytic, have two to three inch pseudobulbs topped with dark green, pleated leaves. The short-lived, large, waxy flowers usually appear in the summer or in the early fall, and hang dramatically out of the bottom of the pot or basket. They grow best in baskets made from one and one-half inch wire mesh.
Stanhopea grandiflora, from northern South America, has large, fragrant, ivorywhite flowers. Stanhopea wardii, found growing from Mexico to Venezuela, has fragrant, yellowish flowers marked with maroon rings and spots.
Stanhopea orchids prefer cool to cold night temperatures, shaded to filtered light, and to be kept evenly moist, but slightly drier during the winter. They resent being repotted.
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2006 Orchid Digest - Volume 70 - 4 Issues - Full Year US $20.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 9:37:56 PST |
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Stanhopea jenishiana Fragrant Species Orchid Plant US $8.45 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 7:30:51 PST |
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Stanhopea tricornis Rare Species Orchid Plant Blooming Sized US $33.95 End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 7:50:59 PST |
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Stanhopea occulata US $10.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 20:32:26 PST |
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STANHOPEA wardii Orchid Plant US $13.50 End Date: Sunday Feb-12-2012 7:30:15 PST |
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Stanhopea jenishiana Fragrant Species Orchid Plant US $12.95 End Date: Monday Feb-13-2012 10:41:11 PST |
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Stanhopea tigrina Species Orchid Plant US $11.95 End Date: Monday Feb-13-2012 11:22:46 PST |
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Fitch Curtis Print Choice 5 Unusual stanhopea botanical Plates Orchid Judge AOS US $13.99 End Date: Thursday Feb-16-2012 9:18:13 PST |
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6" Orchid Basket. Highest Quality-Western Red Cedar. US $6.49 End Date: Friday Feb-17-2012 10:34:56 PST |
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Fitch Curtis Orchid Print 6 choices stanhopea sobralia US $12.99 End Date: Saturday Feb-18-2012 10:57:27 PST |
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12" Orchid Basket. Highest Quality-Bald Cypress. US $13.49 End Date: Monday Feb-20-2012 12:04:50 PST |
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STANHOPEA Assidensis Orchid Plant US $19.99 End Date: Saturday Feb-25-2012 6:11:14 PST |
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Stanhopea wardii Species Orchid Plant US $13.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 7:35:15 PST |
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Stanhopea assidensis Primary Hybrid Orchid Plant US $14.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 7:35:20 PST |
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10" Orchid Basket. Highest Quality-Western Red Cedar. US $9.49 End Date: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 17:14:59 PST |
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Kegeliella atropilosa MINIATURE RARE orchid plant Stanhopea relative NBS black US $19.99 End Date: Sunday Mar-04-2012 19:34:33 PST |
















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