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New page: {{Plantbox | name = ''Zygopetalum mackayi'' | common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> | growth_habit = herbaceous orchid | high = <!--- 3ft (1m) --> | ...
{{Plantbox
| name = ''Zygopetalum mackayi''
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit = herbaceous orchid
| high = <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
| wide = <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
| origin = Brazil
| 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 = fall, winter
| usda_zones = 9-11
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|regnum = Plantae
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|unranked_classis = Monocots
|ordo = Asparagales
|familia = Orchidaceae
|tribus = Maxillarieae
|alliance = Zygopetalum
|genus = Zygopetalum
|species = maxillare
}}
petals and sepals are fleshy.
green petals and sepals have maroon-purple splotches.
Fan-shaped labellum.
white labellum with dark lilac streaks.
Up to 10 blooms.
Flowers 3 in (8 cm) wide.
flowers on thick upright stalks

==Cultivation==
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Zygopetalum|genus page]].''

===Propagation===

===Pests and diseases===

==Species==
<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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<!-- *''[[Freesia alba]]'' -->
<!-- *''[[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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