Laelia rubescens

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia rubescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Laelia rubescens (L. acuminata, L. peduncularis). Pseudobulbs ovate to subrotund, clustered, sometimes rugose, 1-lvd.: lvs. oblong to lance-oblong, emarginate, 4-5 in. long: scape slender, jointed, sheathed with brown scales at the joints, 1 ft. long, with 2-8 graceful, fragrant fls.; sepals spreading, linear-oblong, acute; petals slightly longer and twice as wide, undulate; labellum as long as the petal; middle lobe of the same form but more undulate and with a stain of yellow on the disk, purplish red on the inner surface. B.M. 4905 and 4099. B.R. 26:41; 27:24; 31:69. F.S. 1:9; 7:742. P.M. 10:49. O.R. 14:41; 19:72.—A slender, graceful plant with small, whitish, lilac-tinted or rose-colored fls. much smaller than those of L. anceps. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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