Miltonia candida

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Read about Miltonia candida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Miltonia candida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate-oblong, 2- lvd., with few lvs. at base: lvs. oblong-linear, 1 ft. long, 1 ½ in. broad: raceme erect, 1 ft. long, 6-8-fld.; sepals and petals spreading, oblong, acute, somewhat wavy, bright yellow, with large red-brown blotches; labellum large, broadly obovate, convolute, crenate and wavy on the margin, white, changing to yellow, with a faint purple blotch. Brazil. B.M. 3793 (var. flavescens). P.M. 6:241. Gn. 20, p. 463.—A strange species producing 5-6 racemes, each with 6-10 fls. about 2 ½ in. across. Autumn. Var. superba, Hort. Lip white, with a purple blotch.


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