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George Loddiges Collection

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Tooth-like flowered zygopetalum, Zygopetalum maxillare

Tooth-like flowered zygopetalum, Zygopetalum maxillare
Tooth-like flowered zygopetalum orchid, Zygopetalum maxillare. Native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, sent by F. Warre from Rio de Janeiro to nurseryman George Loddiges in Hackney

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Purple wreath, Petrea volubilis

Purple wreath, Petrea volubilis. Native to tropical America, imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Stapelia-flowered petrea, Petrea stapelsiae

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Lemon-coloured oncidium, Oncidium citrinum

Lemon-coloured oncidium, Oncidium citrinum. Native from Colombia to Trinidad, imported from Trinidad by nurseryman George Loddiges

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Laelia anceps orchid

Laelia anceps orchid
Two-edged laelia orchid, Laelia anceps. Imported from Mexico by nurseryman George Loddiges

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Variegated monkey flower, Erythranthe luteus var. variegatus

Variegated monkey flower, Erythranthe luteus var. variegatus. Native to Chile, introduced by nurseryman George Loddiges. Mimulus variegatus, Mimulus luteus var. variegatus

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Spotted-stalked peperomia, Peperomia maculosa

Spotted-stalked peperomia, Peperomia maculosa. Discovered by botanist Charles Plumier in St. Domingo (Haiti), introduced by nurseryman George Loddiges. Piper maculosum

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum oppositifolium

Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum oppositifolium. Sent from Nepal by Dr. Nathaniel Wallich to nurseryman George Loddiges in 1819. Opposite-leaved Solomon's Seal, Convallaria oppositifolia

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Stelis multirostris orchid

Stelis multirostris orchid. Introduced from the West Indies by nurseryman George Loddiges. Racemed pleurothallis, Pleurothallis racemiflora

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Shaving brush tree, Pseudobombax grandiflorum

Shaving brush tree, Pseudobombax grandiflorum (or Bombax album). Native to Brazil, introduced by George Loddiges, and sent by John Shepherd of the Liverpool Botanic Garden

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Encyclia adenocaula orchid

Encyclia adenocaula orchid
Encyclia adenocaula epiphytic orchid. Imported from Mexico by nurseryman George Loddiges. Warted epidendrum, Epidendrum verrucosum

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Aerides odorata orchid, endangered

Aerides odorata orchid, endangered. Native to Southeast Asia and China. Imported from Java and flowered at George Loddiges nursery. Green-leaved air plant, Aerides virens

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Climbing fetterbush, Pieris phillyreifolia

Climbing fetterbush, Pieris phillyreifolia. Phyllirea-leaved andromeda, Andromeda phyllireaefolia

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Prosthechea pterocarpa orchid

Prosthechea pterocarpa orchid. Native to Mexico, raised by nurseryman George Loddiges in London. Wing-fruited epidendrum, Epidendrum pterocarpum

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Boat orchid, Cymbidium finlaysonianum

Boat orchid, Cymbidium finlaysonianum. Named for orchid collector George Finlayson. Found by plant hunter Hugh Cuming in Singapore and imported by nurseryman George Loddiges

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Pinalia floribunda orchid

Pinalia floribunda orchid. Found in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, imported from Singapore by nurseryman George Loddiges. Many-flowered eria, Eria floribunda

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Large-flowered bulbophyllum, Bulbophyllum macranthum

Large-flowered bulbophyllum, Bulbophyllum macranthum
Large-flowered bulbophyllum orchid, Bulbophyllum macranthum. Imported from Singapore by nurseryman George Loddiges

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Dwarf sophronitis orchid, Cattleya pumila

Dwarf sophronitis orchid, Cattleya pumila
Bordered dwarf cattleya or dwarf sophronitis orchid, Cattleya pumila. Imported from Brazil and raised by nurseryman George Loddiges

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Diaphananthe pellucida orchid

Diaphananthe pellucida orchid. Transparent angrec, Angraecum pellucidum. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, imported from Sierra Leone by nurseryman George Loddiges

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Gomesa bicolor orchid

Gomesa bicolor orchid. Native to the Spanish Main (Caribbean region), imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Two-coloured oncidium, Oncidium bicolor

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Bulbophyllum auratum orchid

Bulbophyllum auratum orchid. A native of Manila, imported by George Loddiges. Gold-edged cirrhopetalum, Cirrhopetalum auratum

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Watery dendrobium, Dendrobium aqueum

Watery dendrobium, Dendrobium aqueum. Native to the south of India. From a plant that flowered at George Loddiges nursery, imported from Bombay

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Cucumber orchid, Dendrobium cucumerinum

Cucumber orchid, Dendrobium cucumerinum
Cucumber orchid or gherkin orchid, cucumber dendrobium, Dendrobium cucumerinum. Epiphytic orchid native to eastern Australia, sent by William MacLeay to George Loddiges nursery

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Lycaste macrophylla orchid

Lycaste macrophylla orchid. Native to central and south America, imported from Bolivia by nurseryman George Loddiges. Even-flowered lycaste, Lycaste plana

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Bull orchid, Dendrobium taurinum

Bull orchid, Dendrobium taurinum
Bull orchid or bull-headed dendrobium, Dendrobium taurinum. Native to the Philippines and Indonesia. Sent to nurseryman George Loddiges by plant hunter Hugh Cuming from Manila

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Swan orchid, Cycnoches pentadactylon

Swan orchid, Cycnoches pentadactylon
Five-fingered swan-neck, Cycnoches pentadactylon. Native to Peru and Brazil. Plant obtained by George Loddiges nursery

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Jian dao chun shi hu orchid, Dendrobium rhombeum

Jian dao chun shi hu orchid, Dendrobium rhombeum
Rhomb-lipped dendrobium orchid or jian dao chun shi hu, Dendrobium rhombeum (Dendrobium heterocarpum). Native to China, Nepal, Bhutan and India

Background imageGeorge Loddiges Collection: Flat-headed catasetum orchid, Catasetum planiceps

Flat-headed catasetum orchid, Catasetum planiceps. Native to South America, imported by nurseryman George Loddiges


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