Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 24" (60 cm) long with 10-28 purple-brown flowers with a pink lip. Flowers are 1.6" (4 cm) across.

Range:

Colombia to Guyana

Habitat:

Near rivers; 100-656ft (30-200m)

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

February to May; August

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

The Rosy Laelia

The Rosy Schomburgkia

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Laelia

Species:

rosea

Accession Number:

2015-1608A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d01835e0-1fec-4031-971e-52a79d210c1a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-1608A