Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

This is a light pink color form with darker pink petal tips and a dark pink lip.

Range:

Mexico to Honduras

Habitat:

Humid oak forests; 1200-1800m

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

October to February; peaks from December to February

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Two-Edged Laelia variety

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Laelia

Species:

anceps

Accession Number:

2015-0590A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ce6dcc2b-2e97-4898-b013-a11795082081

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-0590A