Laelia albida

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia albida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Laelia albida, Lvs. lance-linear, acute: scape twice as long as the lvs.; fls. 2 in. across, pure transparent white except a yellow streak down the lip and a few crimson dots at its base, sweet-scented; sepals lanceolate, spreading; petals similar but broader, all very acute; labellum 3-lobed; side lobes small, erect; middle lobe large, round-ovate, reflexed. All autumn and winter. Oaxaca, Mex. B.M. 3957. B.R. 25:54. Gn. 35:314.—The first white-fld. species discovered. Var. sulphurea, Reichb. f. Larger: fls. sulfur-yellow, with a rose-colored border on the middle lobe, and rose spots on the inner surface of the side lobes. Var. bella, Hort., ex Williams, not Reichb. f. Fls. larger than the type; sepals and petals creamy white, faintly bordered with lilac; lip white, the middle lobe broadly bordered with deep rose and having 3 yellow ridges down the center. Var. rosea, Hort. Fls. rose-colored. Var. majus is advertised. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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