Orchid Plants Vanilla Planifolia Species

Description: Vanilla Planifolia, Found in Florida, the West Indies, Central America and northern South America in tropical wet forests at lower elevations as a large sized, warm to hot growing, scandent epiphyte with a green, terete, fleshy, branching stem carrying numerous, fleshy, elliptic-oblong or ovate-elliptic, acute to subacuminate, gradually narrowing below into the basally clasping leaves spaced at intervals all along the stem that blooms on short 2" to 2 3/4" [5 to 7 cm] long, axillary, subsessile, racemose, several [to 20] flowered inflorescence that has broadly ovate-triangular, acute bracts and has the fleshy, fragrant, short-lived flowers opening in succession occuring throughout the year if well grown and it's seedpods are used to produce the essence of Vanilla. This species is often found in conjunction with ants and may benefit from their presence. Tha plant in offer is a 40" top cut, see the pictures below.

Price: 35 USD

Location: Utuado, Puerto Rico

End Time: 2024-11-28T18:26:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.85 USD