Odontoglossum nobile

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Read about Odontoglossum nobile in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Odontoglossum nobile, Reichb. f. (O. Pescatorei, Lindl.). Pseudo- bulbs ovate, bearing 2 strap-shaped Lvs.: panicle 2-3 ft. long, diffuse, bearing numerous white, membranaceous fls. slightly tinged with rose; sepals ovate-oblong, slightly undulate; petals similar but much wider; labellum cordate-oblong, pandurate, with a yellow fimbriate crest and a few rose-colored spots. Spring. Colombia. F.S. 16:1624. I.H. 28:407. Gn. 21:216 (as O. excellens). G.C. II. 24:212; 111.3:245; 7:200; 25:69.; 35: 131. A.F. 5:183. J.F. 4:331. J.H. III. 60:389. G. 31: 285; 36:307.—A fine species producing numerous large, erect panicles. Var. Veitchianum, Reichb. f. Like the type, but the parts of the fl. have large, crimson-purple spots. Gn. 26:112.


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