Thelymitra crinita

"Thelymitra crinita Lindl., commonly known as the blue lady orchid, the queen orchid, the lily orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single broad, oval leaf and up to fifteen brilliant blue flowers with a blue column with the lobe on top of the anther covered with short, finger-like calli."

Thelymitra crinita Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R. 49.

Thelymitra crinita
Thelymitra crinita
Thelymitra crinita
Thelymitra crinita Lindl., Photos by Katsuyuki Ogi

its native range is SW. Australia.

Latinh Name: 

Thelymitra crinita Lindl.

Synonym:

Thelymitra ovata F.Muell.

English Name:

The Long-Haired Thelymitra, The Queen Orchid, The Blue Lady Orchid, The Lily Orchid.

Description: 

Cold growing terrestrial in varied soils, around light scrub on ridges with an elengated stem carrying a single, apical, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate leaf that blooms in the spring in nature on a terminal, erect, racemose, 20 to 75 cm long, 2 to 15 flowered inflorescence.

Distribution:

Western Australia.

Ecological:

at elevations of sea level to 350 m in coastal and near coastal forests and woodlands as a small to large sized.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

4.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants grow in cool to intermediate conditions in full sunlight. Grow in a freely draining, dense mixture with partially composted organic matter. Plants can be potted in 80% perlite and 20% leaf litter. Water regularly during growing season and reduce with hold watering during dormancy. Seeds can be sprayed lightly during dormancy to prevent dehydration. The pH of the media should be 5 to 6.

Conservation:

This orchid is common in its range and is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

Type:

Drummond, J. [s.n.], Western Australia K000062014 holotype

Mangles, J. [s.n.], Australia K000062013 isotype

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