
VANDAS 
VANDA TRICOLOR 

VANDA STRAP-LEAF 
VANDA TRICOLOR 
Flowers 214”-3” in diameter. Sepals and petals are pale yellow densely 
spotted with bright red-brown. Lip is magenta purple and white. Very fragrant. 
Long lasting. There are many varietal forms of this species. This collection con- 
tained six named varieties. (See photograph) 
$5.00; $7.50; $10.00; $12.50 
All flowering size 
VANDA SUAVIS 
Sepals and petals ate white on the back. Front surface freely spotted and 
barred with rich blood-purple. Lip-rose purple. Fragrant flowers. Blossoms 
different periods of year. Long lasting. Four sub-varieties have been named. (See 
photograph.) 
$5.00; $7.50; $10.00; $12.50 
All flowering size 
Vandas are particularly Asiatic. These monopodial orchids have a single 
vegetative main stem which grows and extends each year. Generally there is no 
differentation from one year’s growth to the next. Lateral shoots may come from 
the central stem. Roots emit from axils of the leaves as do the flower stems. The 
flower spike comes 3 to 5 leaves below the terminal growth. 
Vandas ate referred to as strap-leaved (V. Coerulea, Suavis, Tricolor) or 
Terete (V. Joaquim-Teres). The Strap-leaves are shaped like a V which holds 
water especially near axils, while the terete leaves are completely rolled up and 
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