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Vanda is a genus of mostly epiphytic orchids from tropical and subtropical Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, prized for large, long-lasting, fragrant flowers. Commonly grown members are the Vanda hybrids and species such as V. coerulea, which needs bright light, open-airy roots and high humidity.
Vanda is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and subtropical Asia to the northwestern Pacific, New Guinea, and Australia. It is highly prized in horticulture for its showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and intensely colorful flowers.
This genus is one of the five most horticulturally important orchid genera. Its species are valued for their flowers, and many are important in hybridization and the cut flower market. V. coerulea is notable for its blue flowers, a coloration that is unusual in the botanical world. It is also highly valued in breeding and has contributed to numerous interspecific and intergeneric hybrids.
These mostly epiphytic, but sometimes lithophytic or terrestrial orchids, are distributed in India, Himalaya, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, and northern Australia.
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