Laelia superbiens

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia superbiens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Laelia superbiens, Pseudobulbs 1 ft. or more in length, oblong, with 1 or 2 coriaceous oblong lvs. equaling the pseudobulbs in length: scape drooping, 5-6 ft. long, bearing a globose cluster of 10-20 fls. each about 6 in. diam.; sepals and petals nearly equal, spreading, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, lilac-purple, paler below; labellum as long as the segms.. middle lobe broad obcordate, waved and crisped; disk with several prominent toothed crests, yellow, deep crimson-purple on the margins; side lobes yellow with purple margins and stripes. Guatemala. B.M. 4090. F.S. 11:1178, 1179. P.M. 11:97. R.H. 1886:324.—A very large plant. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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