Pterostylis banksii Tutukiwi . PLANT: Terrestrial tuberous herb. Up to 50cm tall. One of New Zealand's largest orchids. LEAVES: Usually 4 - 6. Up to 25cm in length. Often keeled. Grassy. FLOWER: Single. 3 - 5cm high. Green with translucent white stripes. Tips of tepals range in colour from white to orange-red. Dorsal sepal very long, often slightly upturned at the tip. Petals much shorter than the dorsal sepal. Lateral sepals diverge at a narrow angle, tips very long, erect or swept backward. Labellum tip is flat or arched, top reddish. Stigma long and narrow. FLOWERING TIME: October - Dece
Pterostylis banksii Tutukiwi . PLANT: Terrestrial tuberous herb. Up to 50cm tall. One of New Zealand's largest orchids. LEAVES: Usually 4 - 6. Up to 25cm in length. Often keeled. Grassy. FLOWER: Single. 3 - 5cm high. Green with translucent white stripes. Tips of tepals range in colour from white to orange-red. Dorsal sepal very long, often slightly upturned at the tip. Petals much shorter than the dorsal sepal. Lateral sepals diverge at a narrow angle, tips very long, erect or swept backward. Labellum tip is flat or arched, top reddish. Stigma long and narrow. FLOWERING TIME: October - December.
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