What is the difference between Vanda and Ascocenda?
Vanda and Ascocenda differ by only one character in their names, and both belong to the orchid family. Are they the same flower? What is the connection between Vanda and Ascocenda? And what are the differences? Just looking at the names can raise so many questions. Below, Qinnong Web will distinguish Vanda and Ascocenda for everyone.
I. Brief introduction to Vanda and Ascocenda
When it comes to orchids, everyone is certainly familiar with them, but there are many kinds of orchids, and when encountering different kinds of orchids, people may be confused, let alone know their names. Vanda and Ascocenda are both orchids, and both belong to a type of "tropical orchid." Tropical orchids, also known as tropical orchids, are diverse, such as Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Vanda, and so on. Tropical orchid flowers are very large, and their flower shapes are also rather peculiar, with a flowering period as long as 3 months. What is more special about tropical orchids is that they need to be cultivated on media such as bark and moss. They rarely suffer from pests and diseases, so flower enthusiasts like them.
II. The difference between Vanda and Ascocenda
1. The relationship between Vanda and Ascocenda
Vanda is the general term for plants in the genus Vanda. This genus has roughly 60 to 80 species and is distributed over an extremely wide range, being found in China, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hawaii in the United States, as well as New Guinea, Australia, and other places. Ascocenda is produced by crossing Ascocentrum and Vanda.
2. The differences between Vanda and Ascocenda
Vanda is a typical epiphytic orchid; its sepals are well developed, and the two lateral sepals are larger, making them the most eye-catching part of the entire flower, but Vanda's petals are relatively small, and the lip is even smaller; Vanda's flower shapes are very diverse, some recurved and twisted, some round and flat; Vanda's flowering period is very long, and a single flower can even bloom continuously for several weeks.
The Ascocenda plant is relatively short and small, about only half the size of Vanda; Ascocenda has a riot of flower colors, and there are varieties of Ascocenda that bloom throughout the year, but most are still concentrated in spring or summer and autumn; Ascocenda's flower color variation is also very rich, with diverse colors.
The above is an introduction to the differences between Vanda and Ascocenda. It can be seen that it is actually relatively simple to distinguish these two plants, but the difference can be clearly seen just from their size. As long as you know this point, you do not need to worry about being unable to tell these two flowers apart when you see them.