Pleione bulbocodioides
Pleione bulbocodioides
Orchid family (Orchidaceae)
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The genus Pleione is the Greek for 'year' and refers to the short time that this plant is visible each year above the ground.
In China the plant is used in traditional medicine to stimulate the blood circulation.
Details
| Description: | Herb, 15 cm. |
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| Distributions: | Central china to southeastern tibet |
| Habitat: | On rock ledges which has accumulated humus, or on rotting tree trunks, sometimes in a thick layer of moss on tree branches, 900 - 3600 m in altitude. |
| Year cycle: | Perennial (trees and shrubs included) |
| Hardiness: | Colder than -4 f (very hardy) |
| Flowering period: | April - juni |
| Flower color: | Pink, purple |
| Notes on flowers: | Flowers pink to pale purple, with dark purple marks on the labellum. |