!Sedirea japonica (L. Linden & Rchb. f.) Garay & H.R. Sweet 1974 Photo courtesy of Scott McGregor

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Danny Lentz ©, plant grown by the Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Common Name The Japan Sedirea

Flower Size 1 to 1 1/5" [3 cm]

The 7" [18 cm] long inflorescence of this small sized, cool to warm growing species is curved, and made up of many greenish white flowers , with purple bars on the lip. The 6 to 10 flowers open in succession and are prized for their sweet fragrance. Adult plants branch freely and produce a number of inflorescences simultaneously. The orchid flowers in the spring and summer and is found in Japan. This species has a monopodial, very short stem carrying 5 to 8, narrolwy elliptic to strap shaped, obtuse at the obscurely bilobed apex leaves and can be mounted or potted in a coarse fast draining medium and given cool to warm temperatures, high humidity, semi-shade, and good air circulation.

Synonyms *Aerides japonica L. Linden & Rchb. f. 1863, Angraecum japonicum Linden 1881

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 63 No 2 1994 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 8 1995 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 7 2005 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 1 2006; AOS Bulletin Vol 76 No 4 2007 photo;

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