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| name = ''Zygopetalum maxillare'' <!--- replace xxxx with latin name, and leave the ''quotes'' -->
|familia=Orchidaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Zygopetalum
| growth_habit = herbaceous orchid
|species=maxillare
| high = 4-16 in (10-40 cm)
|habit=orchid
| wide = 4-16 in (10-40 cm)
|Min ht box=4
| origin = Brazil and Paraguay
|Min ht metric=in
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht box=16
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht metric=in
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min wd box=4
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Min wd metric=in
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd box=16
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
|Max wd metric=in
|origin=Brazil, Paraguay
| usda_zones = 9-11
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
| color = IndianRed
|Temp Metric=°F
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|min_zone=9
| image_width = 240px <!--- if horizontal orientation, leave at 240px, if vertical change to 180px -->
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
}}
{{Inc|
Zygopetalum maxillare, Lodd. Pseudobulbs 2 in. long: lvs. lanceolate, 1 ft. long: scape 9 in. long, 6-8-fld.: fls. 1 1/2 in. across; sepals and petals ovate-oblong, acute, green, with transverse brown blotches; labellum horizontal, purple, with a very large, glossy purple, notched horseshoe-shaped crest, middle lobe roundish, waved, and obscurely lobed. Winter. Brazil.—Distinguished by its small fls. and very large crest.
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Climbing species.
Climbing species.
Up to 6 bright green flowers.
Up to 6 bright green flowers.
==Cultivation==
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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