Odontoglossum
- Flower nameOdontoglossum
- Scientific nameOdontoglossum
- Alias彗星蘭, オドンチオダ, オドントグロッサム, Odontoglossum
- Place of originGarden variety ,species was high in the Andes in South America
- Place of floweringGreenhouse
- Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- Language of flowersThe existence of special
What is Odontoglossum
Odontoglossum is an evergreen perennial plant of the family Orchidaceae native of the Central and South America Andes. It is strong in cold and is the epiphytism orchid which is vulnerable to heat. Odontoglossum, a genus name, is a Greek word, a compound word of a tooth (odonto) and a tongue (glossal), due to the similarity of flower shapes. Flower color has white · yellow · brown · red · peach color · multiple color, irregular group in petal.Flower language is "special existence". Princess Diana used this white flower for wedding bouquet in British royal favorite flower, exactly "special existence".
✙ Odontioda Marie Noel 'Velano' is a gardening kind of Odontoglossum. It is the gardening kind that a French breeder crossbreeds "Kay no" and "Marie Antoinette" and developed. It is the gorgeous large flower kind that sepal and a side petal are big, and ornamental border spot and purplish red uneven coloring entered in a colour of the ground of pale pink.
A generic name: Odontoglossum, scientific name: Odontoglossum, place of origin: Highlands of the Central and South America Andes, an ecotype: evergreen perennial plant, plant height: 30-70cm, a corolla: orchid form, flower diameter: 5-7cm, sweet smell existence, flower color: white, yellow, tea, red, pink, double colors, flowering : whole year (mainly from December to February).