Tigertail orchid, genus Of the lily family, is a perennial herbaceous foliage plant.
It is adaptable, prefers warmth and humidity, is drought tolerant, loves light and shade. Native to tropical Africa and India, it is cultivated throughout China.
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Tiger tail orchid, leaf basal, often one or two single, but also three or five in clusters, hard leather, upright flattened, long strip lanceolate, gray-green and dark green, transverse gray-white markings, green edges; The leaf tips are pointed, and the tail of the leaf narrows and narrows downwards into a groove-like stalk. The white markings in the new leaf green are obvious, the old leaves are dark green and dull, the leaves are slender like a tiger's tail, so the name tiger tail orchid, probably in order to shout loud and energetic, it is called tiger pilan, somewhat pulling tiger skin as a big flag gap.
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The flower leaf is 30 to 50 cm, sheathed at the base, light brown, membranous; The flowers are pale green, gradually opening and fading, fading to white, three or five flowers are clustered, arranged in a total inflorescence; The peduncle is short and the joints are located in the middle; The indumentum is slightly longer, and the flower tube and lobe length are roughly equal.
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I have two pots of Tiger Piran, both green, one tall and one low. The low ones are only about ten centimeters, the leaves are short and wide, the swirls overlap, the rosettes are arranged, and the pots are very easy to burst. The leaf surface is dark green, with transverse gray-white tiger stripes, it should be called short-leaf tiger pilan, the leaves are short like the ears of a tiger, I will call it tiger ear orchid figuratively.
Seen in the flower market, the leaf edge has a golden yellow trim, and the flower seller calls it the golden edge tiger pilan, which is slightly broader but shorter than the pure green one. Plants short, naturally called Phnom Penh short-leaved tiger orchid, the leaf edge is golden yellow or even milky white, almost the entire leaf is golden or milky white, only a little green in the center, so it is called yellowtail orchid, mother-in-law tongue.
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Tiger pilan, bright color, full of vitality, very suitable for living room cultivation. Small pot tiger piran is placed on the coffee table, casually playing and watching, eye-catching, large pot tiger piran is placed on the edge of the sofa or in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, harmonious and full of vitality.
Its fleshy stem has stomata, closed during the day, open at night, absorb carbon dioxide while releasing negative ions, and absorb radioactive elements, adsorb heavy metals, absorb formaldehyde. Therefore, the newly renovated house is best to put one or two pots, the most suitable for placement in the computer next to the TV, is a natural scavenger, is an indoor air purifier, is an indoor potted leaf watching plant.
Tiger pi orchid leaves are firm and upright, the stripes are strange and interesting, although not as beautiful as flowers, but can give people a sense of toughness, firmness, fortitude, so it has the reputation of Chitose orchid.
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