Paphiopedilum superbiens
Purple Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum purpuratum
(Lindl.) Stein Species
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- Botanical name
- Paphiopedilum purpuratum
- Also known as
- Purple Paphiopedilum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Paphiopedilum
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Purple Paphiopedilum
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.
Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Paphiopedilum purpuratum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cordula purpurata
Cypripedium purpuratum
Cypripedium purpuratum var. obscurum
Cypripedium sinicum
Cypripedium sinicum
Menephora bicolor
Paphiopedilum aestivum
Paphiopedilum purpuratum
Paphiopedilum purpuratum f. album
Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. hainanense
Paphiopedilum sinicum
Others in Paphiopedilum
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