Paphiopedilum tranlienianum

NOT N BLOOM

The photo of the flower is indicative

• These plants have just arrived from Thailand and need some time to adapt to their new environment.
• Found only in southeastern Yunnan province of China and northern Vietnam in primary, broad leaf, evergreen forests on highly eroded, limestone cliffs and mountains in narrow crevasses at elevations of 40 to 750 meters in an area with partial shade, a cool dry winter and a wet warm summer.