Laelia crispa

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia crispa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Laelia crispa (Cattleya crispa ). Pseudobulbs clustered, elongate-clavate, 1-lvd.: lvs. large, 1 ft. long, oblong-lanceolate, emarginate: scape with 5-6 large, handsome, fragrant fls.; sepals linear-oblanceolate or spatulate, acute, margins revolute; petals much broader, with the margins beautifully waved and crisped; labellum standing forward, recurved at the apex; side lobes rounded, white, yellow at base, streaked with red; middle lobe long, ovate-acuminate, deep purple inside, veined, all remarkably waved and crisped. Summer. On lofty trees fully exposed. Brazil. B.M. 3910. B.R. 1172. Gn. 48, p. 504. J.H. III.33:197. P.M. 5:5. O.R. 9:201; 17:305.—A fine white-fld. species resembling a cattleya in habit. Var. Cauwelaertiae, L. Lind. Sepals and petals tinged with greenish yellow; base of labellum yellow. I.H. 38:121. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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