Leptotes

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Leptotes in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Leptotes (from the Greek, referring to the slender parts). Orchidaceae. Small terrestrial or epiphytic herbs of slender habit bearing racemes with few pretty flowers produced in spring. Stems erect, not pseudobulbous, growing from a creeping rhizome and bearing 1-3 fleshy linear leaves and a slender but rigid, terminal raceme: sepals and petals nearly equal, spreading: labellum joined to the base of the column; lateral lobes large, spreading or small, auricle-like, middle lobe large, entire, contracted at base, column with 2 wide wings; pollinia 4 perfect and 2 imperfect. — Six species in Brazil and W. Indies. Cultured as for laelia. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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L. unicolur (spelling?), Rodr. Habit pendulous: flowers pale lilac: leaves fleshy.

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