Paphiopedilum insigne

Paphiopedilum rothschildianum

  • Paphiopedilum insigne
  • Paphiopedilum insigne
  • Paphiopedilum insigne
  • Paphiopedilum insigne
  • Flower name
    Paphiopedilum insigne
  • Scientific name
    Paphiopedilum rothschildianum
  • Aliasパフィオペディルム, ロスチャイディアナム, ラン, rothschildianum, パフィオペディラム
  • Place of originSoutheast Asia, Southern China, (Prunus)
  • Place of floweringGreenhouse
  • Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Paphiopedilum insigne

Paphiopedilum Rosteridianum (scientific name: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum) is an intrinsic species of Mountain Kinabalu in Borneo and is a non-cold-resistant evergreen perennial of the genus Pfiopopeidum. It was discovered in the vicinity of Mt. Kinabalu in northern Borneo in 1888. Paphiopedilum has an interesting shape in which the lip is shaped like a bag. The flower is brown, and it is big even in the orchid family. Although it is an insect flower, it is not an insect flower, so the bag is not for insects. There are no valves peculiar to orchids, 6 to 8 long tongue-like root leaves are taken out, and flower buds are extended from the center. Flowering in the spring, multiple flowers bloom on one flower stalk.It is an original species of multiflora orchid, the representative variety, and it is used as a mating parent.here are also many self-matings, and many excellent flowers are produced. The genus name is "Paphiopedilum", species species "rothschildianum" is an orchard and a politician to Baron Ferdinand James de Rothschild.

Common name: Paphiopedilum · Rosteridianum, Scientific name: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, Borneo, Valve: None, Leaf shape: Long tongue Flower color: Brown, Number of flowers: 2 ~ 6 (green), leaves color: green, number of leaves: 6 to 8 leaves, leaf length: 20 to 30 cm, leaves: alternate, inflorescence type: scattering inflorescence, flower stalk height: Ring / stem, flower size: 15 to 30 cm, flowering period: April to May (rarely bloom).


  • Order
    Asparagales
  • Family
    Orchidaceae
  • Genus
    Paphiopedilum
  • Species
    P. insigne
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Orchid shape
  • Leaf type
    Tongue-shaped
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life type non-cold-resistant evergreen perennial
  • Flower colorsRed Brown Purple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height40.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower15.0 ~ 30.0 cm

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