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| name = ''Zygopetalum maxillare'' <!--- replace xxxx with latin name, and leave the ''quotes'' -->
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit = herbaceous orchid
| high = 4-16 in (10-40 cm)
| wide = 4-16 in (10-40 cm)
| origin = Brazil and Paraguay
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
| usda_zones = 9-11
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 240px <!--- if horizontal orientation, leave at 240px, if vertical change to 180px -->
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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Climbing species with up to 6 bright green, 2 <X>1/2</X> in (6 cm) wide flowers with varying degrees of red-brown blotches, in winter and spring. The labellum is bright bluish purple. Long, distinct rhizome between pseudobulbs and ascending habit, makes it suitable for slab culture using treefern as medium.
==Cultivation==
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[GENUS-NAME-HERE|genus page]].''
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
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<!-- *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') -->
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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