Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum

A very valuable albino form of this species (P. lawrenceanum var. hyeanum)is ,along with P.callosum ,a parent of one of the best -known and most frequently cultivated hybrids -P. maudiae .P. lawrenceanum used to be grown for cut flowers ;today ,it is a little more rare .Its light -marbled leaves are up to 6 in/15 cm long ,while its one -flowered spike measures 12 in/30 cm . The flowers of a typical specimen have a pink-and- white upper sepal adorned with purple stripes ,the petals stick almost horizontally to the sides and they are purple with dark papillae on the edges . The lip is brown -and -red . The species is relatively easy to cultivate and it blooms between the spring and early summer . It was discovered in the northern part of Borneo.