General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Harrisianum X Paphiopedilum insigne
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Oenanthum
Cultivar name: 'Oenanthum'
Common names
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Paphiopedilum
  • Synonym: Cypripedium

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Date: c. 1885
illustration by P. de Pannemaeker from 'Lindenia', vol. 1, 1885

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