Dimorphorchis lowii

Dimorphorchis lowii

  • Dimorphorchis lowii
  • Dimorphorchis lowii
  • Dimorphorchis lowii
  • Dimorphorchis lowii
  • Flower name
    Dimorphorchis lowii
  • Scientific name
    Dimorphorchis lowii
  • AliasDimorphorchis lowii
  • Place of originBorneo
  • Place of floweringGreenhouse, Overseas, Subtropical region
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September, October

What is Dimorphorchis lowii

Dimorphorchis lowii (scientific name: Dimorphorchis lowii) is a large epiphytic orchid of the family Orchidaceae , native to Borneo. It produces two different types of flowers from a single flower stalk that grows down from the leaf axils. The two or three flowers at the base of the stalk are orange and fragrant. The majority of the flowers at the tip of the stalk are unscented with a brown mottled pattern.

Common name: Dimorphorchis lowii, Scientific name: Dimorphorchis lowii, Plant height: 1.5-3 m; flowering season: July-October; flower color: orange, brown; flower diameter: 5-6 cm.


  • Order
    Asparagales
  • Family
    Orchidaceae
  • Genus
    Dimorphorchis
  • Species
    D. lowii
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Orchid shape
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life type large epiphytic orchid
  • Flower colorsYellow Purple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height150.0 ~ 300.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 6.0 cm

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