Laelia Arnoldiana

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia Arnoldiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Laelia Arnoldiana, Manda. Pseudobulbs 4-6 in. long, pyriform, deeply furcate, 2-lvd.: lvs. 5-7 in. long, leathery, lanceolate, thick and dark green: scape 1-4 ft. long, 3-11-fld.; sepals oblong-lanceolate, pointed; petals broader, ovate, all somewhat reflexed, rose- colored; middle lobe of the labellum reflexed, deep rose- purple, paler toward the center: throat with 2 yellow keels, spotted purple; lateral lobes straight, pale rose or white.—A species closely related to L. autumnalis, from which it differs in having bulbs growing erect and rigid lvs. and in the absence of the fetid odor of L. autumnalis. (W. A. Manda.) Mex. A.F. 5:303. Var. Forstermannii, Hort. Identical with the type, but has pure white fls., with a tinge of delicate pink on the ends of the segms. (W. A. Manda.) CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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