Eva Jiřičná

About the plant

Plant: Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Botanical name: Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Planting year: 2011
Planters or representatives: Eva Jiřičná

Mature size: 0.2–0.3 m
Flowering: Spring
Lifespan and documented age: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.
Reading these figures: Taxon characteristics; actual size and flowering in the garden depend on conditions.

Phalaenopsis schilleriana is perennial and belongs to the Orchidaceae family. The NC State species profile lists a height of approximately 0.2–0.3 m.

The listed flowering season is spring. Recorded flower colours include pink, purple/lavender, white. Local climate and the weather in a particular year affect the timing and intensity of flowering.

Suitable light conditions listed in the profile are dappled sunlight. Appropriate soil and moisture also matter; individual plants do not all reach the same size. Lifespan: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.

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Current catalogue: Phalaenopsis schilleriana. The 2011 report records Renanthera at planting; these are not treated as the same taxon.

Historical name in the sources: Renanthera (druh v reportu neurčen)

About the person

Name: Eva Jiřičná
Personality type: architect
Date of birth: 3 March 1939
Place of birth: Zlín
Notable achievements and career: She is the founder of the architectural atelier Eva Jiricna Architects, operating in Britain (at first as Jiřičná Kerr Associates) from 1982 to 2017 and a co-founder of AI DESIGN, that she opened in 1999 together with Petr Vágner.
In 2007, she was President of the International Commission levying a construction project of the new building of the National Library in Letná, Prague.
People and participants: Eva Jiřičná

Eva Jiřičná (born 3 March 1939) is a Czech architect and designer, active in London and Prague. She is the founder of the architectural atelier Eva Jiricna Architects, operating in Britain (at first as Jiřičná Kerr Associates) from 1982 to 2017 and a co-founder of AI DESIGN, that she opened in 1999 together with Petr Vágner.

She is known for her attention to detail and work of a distinctly modern style, and for her glass staircases. Since 1996 she has been the head of the Department of Architecture at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. In 2007, she was President of the International Commission levying a construction project of the new building of the National Library in Letná, Prague.

Eva Jiřičná

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