Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum

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Read about Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum, Lindl. Lvs. ensiform, narrowed at base: fls. showy, 2-3 in. across, in a robust horizontal raceme; sepals ovate-oblong, undulate, brownish purple, with a yellow margin; petals similar, toothed and spotted with purple-brown; labellum quadrifid, cordate or oblong, fimbriate, yellow, spotted with purple and rose; crest on the claw pectinate. Winter and spring. Colombia. G.C. II. 21:585. G.W. 2, p. 611. —Owing to its wide geographical scope, this species is extremely variable. A very mixed progeny has resulted from the crossing of this with other species, and the intermixture of the descendants. Var. radiatum, Hort. (O. radiatum, Reichb. f.). Sepals and petals narrow, yellow, heavily spotted with dark brown; labellum expanded in front, white, shading into a brownish blotch at base. G.C. II. 25:76, 140. Var. crispatum, Reichb. f. Front half of the labellum convolute into deep folds, fimbriate. G.C. III. 5:233. Not advertised. Var. sceptrum, Reichb. f. Sepals creamy yellow, barred and washed with brown; petals broader-toothed, densely spotted with brown; labellum whitish. I.H. 18:73; 37:99. Not advertised. Var. hystrix. Hort. (O. hystrix, Hort.). Labellum much fringed, and crests very spiny. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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