Mormodes colossus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Mormodes colossus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mormodes colossus, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 6-12 in. long, clothed with brown sheaths: lvs. elliptic-ovate, 10-15 in. long, plaited: raceme inclined, 2 ft. long, with the stalk; fls. 5-6 in. across; sepals and petals narrow- lanceolate, spreading or reflexed, with recurved margins, pink below, changing to yellow toward the upper portion; labellum ovate, long-acuminate, very revolute, yellow, somewhat sprinkled with pink dots. March. Cent. Amer. B.M. 5840.—A plant of striking appearance. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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