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Egret Orchid (Pecteilis radiata): Fringed White Flowers Resembling a Bird

Overview

Pecteilis radiata, known as the egret orchid, crane orchid, or fringed orchid, bears exquisite white flowers with deeply fringed lips that resemble a bird in flight. A terrestrial orchid native to Asia.

Taxonomy

Family:	Orchidaceae (or-kid-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Pecteilis (pek-TEE-lis)
Species:	radiata (rad-ee-AY-tuh)
Synonyms:	Habenaria dianthoides, Habenaria radiata, Hemihabenaria radiata, Pecteilis dianthoides, Plantaginorchis dianthoides

Culture

Moist, well-drained soil, light shade. Requires specific mycorrhizal fungi; challenging to cultivate.

Bulbs: Black Sage (Salvia mellifera); Texas Sage (Salvia texana); Crenate Orchid Cactus (Epiphyllum crenatum): An Epiphytic Beauty with Fragrant Nocturnal Blooms; Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata): Tropical Terrestrial Orchid; Miltonia spectabilis: The Outstanding Brazilian Orchid with Butterfly-Like Flowers; Noble Dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile): Classic Orchid with Fragrant Winter Blooms; Nun's Orchid (Phaius tankervilleae): The Terrestrial Orchid with Pleated Leaves; Ground Orchid, Philippine Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Eastern Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa): Tiny Orchid Jewel; Egret Orchid (Pecteilis radiata): Fringed White Flowers Resembling a Bird

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