Large Twayblade

Liparis liliifolia

(L.) Rich. ex Lindl. Species

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Botanical name
Liparis liliifolia
Also known as
Brown Wide-Lip Orchid, Brown Widelip Orchid, Large Twayblade, Lily-Leaved Twayblade, Mauve Sleekwort, Purple Twayblade
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Liparis
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Large Twayblade

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Liparis liliifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Achroanthes liliifolia Anistylis convallaria Cymbidium liliifolium Leptorchis liliifolia Leptorkis liliifolia Liparis liliifolia f. viridiflora Malaxis liliifolia Mesoptera liliifolia Ophrys caroliniana Ophrys liliifolia Ophrys trifolia Sturmia liliifolia

Others in Liparis

Liparis cinnabarina
Liparis × jonesii
Liparis abyssinica
Liparis acaulis
Liparis acuminata
Liparis acutissima
Liparis affinis
Liparis alata

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