Laelia anceps

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia anceps in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Laelia anceps, Fig. 2056. Pseudobulbs scattered on the rhizome, ovate: lvs. 5-9 in. long, oblong-lanceolate: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, l 1/2 -2 ft. long, clothed with keeled scales and bearing 1-2 very showy, purplish rose-colored fls.; sepals lanceolate- acuminate; petals ovate-acuminate, all with a greenish line on the back; labellum inside of the lateral lobes yellow, with red marks; middle lobe oblong, acute, deep purple, white on the disk, with a thickened yellow keel terminating in 3 ridges. Mex. B.M. 3804. B.R. 1751. G. C. II. 24:405. P.M. 4:73. O.R. 15:145. —One of the most beautiful species of laelia, possessing many fine varieties. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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