Miltonia candida

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Miltonia candida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Miltonia candida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate-oblong, 2- lvd., with few lvs. at base: lvs. oblong-linear, 1 ft. long, 1 ½ in. broad: raceme erect, 1 ft. long, 6-8-fld.; sepals and petals spreading, oblong, acute, somewhat wavy, bright yellow, with large red-brown blotches; labellum large, broadly obovate, convolute, crenate and wavy on the margin, white, changing to yellow, with a faint purple blotch. Brazil. B.M. 3793 (var. flavescens). P.M. 6:241. Gn. 20, p. 463.—A strange species producing 5-6 racemes, each with 6-10 fls. about 2 ½ in. across. Autumn. Var. superba, Hort. Lip white, with a purple blotch. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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