Pleione Orchid, Lhasa "Blushes", Orchidaceae. Pleione Britannia × Pleione Eiger.


Pleione Orchid, Lhasa "Blushes", Orchidaceae. Pleione Britannia × Pleione Eiger. Pleione is a small genus of predominantly terrestrial but sometimes epiphytic or lithophytic, miniature orchids. This genus is named after Pleione, mother of the Pleiades, and comprises about 20 species. Pleione are deciduous orchids with pseudobulbs each bearing one or two lance-shaped leaves and mostly solitary flowers to 8cm across, on short stems


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