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Paphiopedilum fowliei
Fowlie's Paphiopedilum is a small lithophytic slipper orchid from Palawan, Philippines, grown for its blue-gray, chessboard-patterned leaves and its single flower. It needs bright but indirect light, high humidity and good air movement.
Paphiopedilum fowliei is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Paphiopedilum fowliei is found in the Philippine Islands in the forests of the southeast side of Palawan Island. This is the only known location of this plant.
Paphiopedilum adductum · Beard carrying Paphiopedilum · Paphiopedilum subg. Megastaminodium · Short haired Paphiopedilum · Double flowered Paphiopedilum · Rothshild's slipper orchid · Urban's Paphiopedilum · Venus' slipper
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paphiopedilum fowliei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
