Laelia monophylla

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia monophylla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Laelia monophylla, N. E. Br. Rhizome a matted mass sending up tufts of lf.- and fl.-sts.: flowering sts. 6-10 in. long, as thick as a crow-quill, rigid and erect, bearing a single linear-oblong, obtuse lf. 2-3 in. long, and several sheathing bracts; fls. 1-2 in. across, vivid orange-scarlet; sepals and petals similar, spreading, oblong, subacute; labellum very small, lateral lobes embracing the column, terminal minute papillose on the disk. Mountains of Jamaica, growing on trees at elevations of 3,000-5,000 ft. B.M. 6683. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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