Orchid Lessons by Naresh Swami – Peloric orchid flowers.

In extremely rare cases, orchid plants produce flowers with all 3 petals of same size, shape and colour, instead of turning one into the otherwise modified form –  the lip.  These types of flowers are termed peloric. 

Pelorism, the term for the formation of flowers that varies from its normal structure, was first described by Charles Darwin.

Peloric orchid flowers.
Peloric orchid flowers.

Post 35 – 03/December/2020