Laelia pumila

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia pumila in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Laelia pumila (Cattleya pumila, marginata, L. praestans, L. Dayana, L. Pinelli ). Pseudobulbs small, st.-like, with 1 oblong to linear-oblong lf. 5-6 in. long: peduncle shorter than the lvs., each bearing a single, large, drooping, rose-purple fl.; sepals oblong, acute; petals ovate-oblong, broader, undulate; labellum very involute; lateral lobes subquadrate, middle lobe short, emarginate, waved and crisped; throat yellow, apex rich purple. A pretty dwarf species from Brazil, very variable and useful. B.M. 3656,5498. B.R. 30:5. F. 1850:89 (as Cattleya spectabilis). G.C. II. 23:597; III. 36:354.—Many variiations of this plant have been described as distinct species, although botanically but one species. Some of them are well-marked horticultural varieties. Var. praestans, Veitch (L. praestans). A large-fld., highly-colored variety, with the sepals and petals much broader than in the type; labellum rich purple, very rigid and fleshy, lines almost obsolete. B.M. 5498. Gn. 53, p. 550. Var. marginata, Hort. (Catlleya marginata). Fls. large; sepals and petals rose-crimson; labellum with a white border, crisp. Brazil. P.M. 10:265. I.H. 6:193 (as Cattleyapumila var. major). F.S. 18:1900. G.C. III. 22:262. A.G. 11:158. Var. Day ana, Dean (L. Dayana ). Sepals and petals rose-purple; labellum with a deep purple margin. Earlier than the type. Brazil. R.H. 1890, p. 490. F.M. 1877:249. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. like var. praestans, but pure white with the base of the lip yellow. G.C.III.21:11. J.H. III. 34:27; 43:349; 49:409, 475. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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