Tropical slipper orchids
Subtitle: Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids
By: Harold Koopowitz ; special photography by James Comstock ; watercolors by Carol Woodin.
Contributors: Comstock, James.; Woodin, Carol.
Publisher: Timber Press; Brand: Timber Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780881928648
Subjects: Paphiopedilum; Phragmipedium; Slipper orchids; Orchid culture
Other titles: Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of slipper orchids in cultivation; title: Biology and classification of slipper orchids; title: Cites and slipper orchids; title: Cultivation; title: Selecting plants for a collection; title: Hybridization and breeding; title: Paphiopedilum species: Barbatum alliance; title: Paphiopedilum species: Insigne alliance; title: Paphiopedilum species: Parvisepalum alliance; title: Paphiopedilum species: multiflorals; title: Paphiopedilum species: Brachypetalum alliance; title: Phragmipedium and Mexipedium species; title: Five important species for breeding; title: Introduction to the standard-complex hybrids; title: Standard-complex hybrids: greens, yellows, and fall tones; title: Standard-complex hybrids: reds and spots; title: Standard-complex hybrids: whites and pinks; title: Standard-complex hybrids: mini paphs; title: Maudiae-type hybrids; title: Parvisepalum hybrids; title: Multifloral hybrids; title: Brachypetalum hybrids; title: Phragmipedium hybrids.