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Orchidaceae
Jewel Orchid
Ludisia discolor
Hidden splendor and unconventional beauty.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Ludisia
- Native to
- Southeast Asia, southern China
- Bloom season
- Winter, Early Spring
- Type
- terrestrial orchid
- Height
- 15–30 cm
- Sunlight
- low to medium indirect light
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, well-drained
- Water
- medium; keep evenly moist
- Hardiness
- 11–12 (houseplant elsewhere)
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike most orchids grown for flowers, jewel orchids are prized primarily for their velvety, dark leaves with glittering metallic veins.
- The leaves appear to shimmer with gold or silver pinstripes that look like they were hand-painted.
- It is one of the easiest orchids to grow as a houseplant, tolerating low light and normal room humidity.
- Jewel orchids grow terrestrially on the forest floor, not as epiphytes on trees like most tropical orchids.
- The small white flowers rise on tall spikes and have a subtle, sweet fragrance that perfumes a room.
Color meanings
White
understated elegance