Laelia purpurata

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia purpurata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Laelia purpurata (Cattleya Brysiana ). Fig. 2057. Pseudobulbs long-elliptical, 6-8 in. high: lvs. solitary, oblong, leathery, dark green, 1 ft. or more in length: scape erect, 3—7-fld.; fls. very large, 6-8 in. across; sepals linear-oblong, spreading, white, suffused with light rose; petals much broader, ovate, undulate, crisp, base attenuate, colored like the sepals; labellum very large, bell-shaped; middle lobe rounded, undulate, crisp, rich purple with darker veins, throat yellow. A robust plant, whose large fls., borne on strong erect stalks, make it one of the grandest laelias in cult. Spring. Brazil. I.H. 1, p. 54, and 3:83. F.S. 11:1138, 1139. Gn. 54, p. 17; 56, p. 46 (var. Mrs. Measures). G.C. II. 14:45; 20:533. A.F. 6:223. O.R. 15:156. G.M. 57:723 (var. alba). Var. atropurpurea, Williams. Sepals and petals deep rose; labellum large, expanded, purple-magenta; throat yellow, veined with purple. Brazil. Var. Ashworthiana, J. Anders. Petals wider than in the type, 2 in. wide, purplish rose, with darker stripes. A highly colored form. G.C. 111. 20:39. Var. Nelisii, Hort., Versch. Sepals and petals subsessile, the former rose-colored outside; midlobe of the labellum ovate, acute. Much like the type in color. I.H. 15:569. Var. Russelliana, Williams (L. Russelliana, Hort.). Fls. large; sepals somewhat narrow, white, suffused with lilac; petals broader, deeper lilac; labellum large, rose- lilac; throat yellow, marked with rose. Autumn. Var. Schrdederi. Reichb. f. Sepals and petals white; labellum white, with a tinge of rose in the center; tube pale yellow, with fine, dark purple lines. I.H. 38:139. Var. Mandaiana, Hort. Pseudobulbs thinner and narrower than in the type: fls. as large as those of the type, pure white, with a faint tinge of pink on the labellum. Var. praetexta, Reichb. f. No description of this plant is available. Many other varieties appear under Latin names. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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