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Eulophia speciosa

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Family: Orchidaceae (or-kid-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Eulophia (yoo-LOH-fee-uh) (Info)
Species: speciosa (spee-see-OH-suh) (Info)

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Category:
Cactus and Succulents

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Bright Yellow

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Blue-Green

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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By palmbob

By palmbob

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2 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	michaelhickman	On Oct 8, 2012, michaelhickman from Durban South Africa wrote: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed Having grown these plants for about 50 years in South Africa I can not agree at all with this information as regards seed production. Practically every flower will produce viable seed pods if hand pollinated regardless if they are self or cross pollinated. The seed can be grown in vitro with ease but here in Durban I simply plant the seed in prepared seed beds with a good degree of success. This orchid is a pioneer plant in its natural habitat which matures to flowering size in between one and three years depending on conditions. Over the last few years I have trialed these plants as green roof plants under conditions where they only receive natural rainfall mostly in the summer months with great success
Positive	Zigur	On Jun 16, 2011, Zigur from Thousand Oaks, CA wrote: Plant selfs and produces viable seed.
Neutral	palmbob	On Aug 24, 2010, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Fairly common (not threatened... yet) southern African terrestrial orchid with pretty good drought tolerance.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Thousand Oaks, California

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