Laelia colombiana

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Common name: Wallis' Laelia, Wallis' Schomburgkia

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae

Synonym: Schomburgkia wallisii

Distribution: Colombia

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): May to August

Bloom characteristics: Inflorescence is 16" (40.6 cm) long with 6-12 pink flowers with orange-brown petals. Flowers are 1.5" (3.75 cm) across.

Comments: Laelia colombiana

Links: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia • Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

1: Greenhouse 10: Intermediate Higher Light Orchid House (GH10) • Accession: 2009-1833*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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