Phalaenopsis lowii

Phalaenopsis lowii Rchb.f.

Publication:	Bot. Zeitung 20:214. 1862.

Section:	Proboscidioides

Distribution:	Burma and Thailand.

Etymology:	Dedicated to Mr. Hugh low, from Hugh Low nursery & co, Clapton, England in the 19th century.

Synonyms:	Doritis lowii (Rchb.f.) T.Yukawa & K.Kita, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56: 157 (2005).
	Phalaenopsis proboscidioides C.S.P.Parish ex Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 139 (1868), nom. inval.
	Polychilos lowii (Rchb.f.) Shim. Malayan Nat. J. 36(1):24. 1982.

Varieties:	Phalaenopsis lowii Rchb.f. f. alba O.Gruss, Orchidee 52:581. 2001.

Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis lowii in culture:

Teerapong Luthapanond

Gene Tobia

Hou Tse Liu

Libor Jankovsky

Andy's Orchids

Greg Butler

René Klinge

Libor Jankovsky

Patrick Mannens

Peter Wieczoreck

Peter Rahm

Micael Liu

Kamphon Suewongsuwan

Robin Lim

Pramote Vijitvanotayan

Ingrid Leclercq

Alain Brochart

Peter Zerche

Alain Brochart

Heike

Alain Brochart

Heike

Alba.Men

Frédéric Pabois

Bernard Lagrelle

Julia Lutsenko

Alba.Men

Bernard Lagrelle

Karine Hervé

Alba.Men

Phalaenopsis lowii

Alain Brochart

Alba.Men

Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties:

Olaf Gruss

Alain Brochart

Phalaenopsis lowii f. alba

Hou Tse Liu

Phalaenopsis lowii f. coerulea variety not yet describe

Primary hybrids: You can view Phalaenopsis lowii primary hybrids by species from the graphic page or via the following alphabetical listing.