Miltonia roezlii

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Read about Miltonia roezlii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Miltonia roezlii, Nichols. (Odontoglossum Roezlii, Reichb. f.). Pseudobulbs narrowly ovate, 1-2 in. long: lvs. numerous, slender, 8-12 in. long, narrowly linear- lanceolate: scapes about half as long as the lvs., bearing 2-3 large fls.; fls. flat, 3-3^6 in. across, pure white, with a purple band at the base of the petals and a yellow stain, more or less marked with reddish brown at the base of the labellum; sepals and petals ovate- oblong, acute; labellum large, broadly obcordate, with a tooth in the sinus, and a spur-like horn projecting backward on each side of the column. Closely allied to M . vexillaria, from which it differs in color and by the more slender, nerved Ivs. Flowers twice a year in winter and spring. Colombia. B.M. 6085. I.H. 23:228. R.H. 1875:450. Gn. 4, p. 251; 10:106; 26:232. G.C. III. 32:135. Var. a1ba, Hort. (Odontogldssum Roezlii var. album). Fls. large, lacking the purple band on the petals. Gn. 26: 232. F.M. 1875:164. A.F. 13:1453. Gng. 6:327. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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