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Read about Miltonia vexillaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Miltonia vexillaria, Nichols. (Odontoglossum vexillarium, Reichb. f.). Fig. 2373. Pseudobulbs 1 1/2-2 in. long: lvs. 6-12 in. long, narrowly elliptic-lanceolate: scapes sometimes 6 from a single pseudobulb, slender, and longer than the lvs., 3-4-fld.; fls. the largest of the genus, flat, about 4 in. long; sepals and petals ovate-oblong or obovate, pale or dark rose, sometimes with white margins; labellum large, rounded, deeply emarginate, narrowed to a sagittate claw, deep rose, whitish at the base, streaked with yellow and red. The fls. are extremely variable in shape and color. Spring and early summer. Western slope of the Andes, Colombia. B.M.6037. I.H. 20:113. F.S. 20:2058. R.H. 1876: 390. Gn.9,p.577; 10, p. 108; 17:474; 35, p. 268; 45, p. 536. G.C. II. 26:145; III. 18:743; 19:755; 27: suppl. May 26; 42:406; 44:184. J.H. III. 31:301. G.F.8:195. G. M. 39:386.G.Z.21,p.241.V.5:138.A.F. 13:121.— One of the most popular of allorchids. Var. Cobbiana,Hort. Sepals and petals light rose, passing into white margin; lip white with 3 basal small yellow lines. Vars. gigantea, grandiflora, picta, rosea, have been advertised under Odontoglossum. Many forms are mentioned and described in horticultural literature; for these, the reader should consult the lists of orchid specialists.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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