Vanda

SOBHA ORCHIDS
 


 


 

VANDA ALLIANCE

  
  VANDA  
  CULTURE NOTES  
  SPECIES INFORMATION  

 

 

 ASCOCENDA  
  OTHERS  

 

Vanda Rasree Gold

 

Vanda

 

 

 

 

VANDA SPECIES INFO

The derivation of the name Vanda comes from the Sanskrit word referring to the plant we now know as V. tessellata.

Distribution

These popular plants are found in tropical areas, requiring lots of bright light, plenty of water, warm temperatures (an exception being V. coerulea which is native to higher elevations) and high humidity. The flowers are showy and colorful and when hybridized with Ascocentrum to produce Ascocenda, available in just about every color imaginable.

Family

Vanda species are generally tall monopodial plants that usually bloom but once a year. Combined with Ascocentrum, plants that bloom several times a year are produced. The leaves are strap-shaped as opposed to the pencil shape of Papilionanthe species. The leaves of Vanda usually have erose (uneven and irregular) cut tips. The flowers which range in size from 1 to about 4 inches are very popular. Many of the species are very fragrant and the flowers long lasting.

 

Vanda Family

 

Asco  

Hybrids

Much hybridizing is being done with many of the species that were relatively unknown a short time ago. Thus in collections, it is easy to find commonly grown species such as V. coerulea and V. denisoniana growing beside some of the lesser known species such as V. dearei, V. lamellata or V. merrillii.

 

Taxonomically it is a genus rife with confusion and many species have been (are in some cases still are) treated as separate genera an example being V. sanderiana which is also known as Euanthe sanderiana (for specific information on this species see Euanthe) to the disagreement of some taxonomists. Although now known as Papilionanthe, the terete-leaved P. teres was not long ago known as Vanda teres