Peristeria elata
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Peristeria elata, Hook. Dove-flower. Holy-ghost-flower. Fig. 2871. Pseudobulbs 4-5 in. high, bearing several strongly veined lvs. 2-3 ft. high: fl.-st. 3-4 ft. high: fls. in a raceme covering about one-third the length of the fl.-stalk, cup-shaped, creamy white, wax-like and fragrant, 2 in. across; sepals broadly ovate to rotund; petals more delicate; labellum fleshy, broadly obovate, truncate, sprinkled with deep purple; column with large, curious wings, supposed to bear resemblance to a dove. June-Sept. Panama. B.M. 3116. Gng. 5:151. V. 8:163. Gn. 12, p. 153; 30, p. 574; 42, p. 324. R.H. 1876, p. 133; 1877:110.—The labellum and wings of the column are sometimes spotted with purple. Intro, into cult, in 1826. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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