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Coelogyne cristata
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Coelogyne cristata

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  • Orchid
    Coelogyne

    C. cristata, native to the Himalayas, has a beautiful white flower with golden hairs on its crested lip. Somewhat similar in appearance is C. flaccida, which can produce numerous inflorescences of attractive white or tawny flowers with a yellow lip. The black orchid (C. pandurata)…

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    C. cristata, native to the Himalayas, has a beautiful white flower with golden hairs on its crested lip. Somewhat similar in appearance is C. flaccida, which can produce numerous inflorescences of attractive white or tawny flowers with a yellow lip. The black orchid (C. pandurata)…

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