Paphiopedilum delenatii
A small slipper orchid from the granite mountains of southern Vietnam, with mottled leaves and fragrant, soft pink flowers with a rounded pink lip. It was described in 1913, was thought extinct in the wild until it was rediscovered in 1993, and survived in cultivation from a few early plants. It grows on shaded granite rocks and mossy trunks near water at roughly 800–1,500 m, and wants intermediate temperatures, high humidity and an acidic mix.
Where it grows wild
Grows on granite pebbles, rock crevices and small ledges on steep, shaded slopes, and sometimes on mossy tree trunks, usually near water. The soils are acidic and derived from granite. Fog is common from autumn through winter and summers are very wet.
The literature gives 800–1,300 m (Wikipedia) or 800–1,500 m, mostly 1,100–1,200 m (culture notes). There are no wild GBIF records with elevations.
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