Object Details
- Description
- The Crested Coelogyne has the largest flower of its genus, and is relatively easy to care for without a greenhouse. It is a small to medium sized orchid which enjoys cool temperatures.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- December to May; peak in February and March
- Ethnobotanical Uses
- Once used widely in cut-flower arrangements.
- Medicinal / Pharmaceutical
- In Nepal, the pseudobulbs are used medicinally for cooling and soothing purposes. In India, juice from the pseudobulbs is applied to boils, or wounds on animals' hooves.
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2015-1304A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Lithophytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendulous to semi-erect inflorescence is 6-12" (15.2-30.5 cm) long with 5-8 white flowers which bloom simultaneously. Each showy, white flower is 3-5" (7.6-12.7 cm) across and lasts about 4-5 week.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Evergreen
- Fragrance
- Sweet (Banana, candy, citrus)
- Plant Size
- 6-10" x 4-8" (15-25 x 10-20 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Range
- Himalaya to Bangladesh
- Habitat
- Moss forests; 4920-8530ft (1500-2600m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Crested Snow Orchid
- The Crested Coelogyne
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Coelogyne
- Species
- cristata
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1304A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76205913c-6ce8-4b65-ab0e-f0880443dcb8
