Laelia grandis
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Laelia grandis, Pseudobulbs st.-like, 1-lvd., 1 ft. high: lvs. rigid, oblong-lanceolate: scape erect, bearing 2-5 fls. 4 in. across; sepals and petals lanceolate, the latter a little broader, slightly curled or twisted; labellum white; front lobe large, bell-shaped, crenate-toothed, veined with purple. Spring. Brazil. B.M. 5553. F.S. 7, p. 238, and 23:2473.—A curious species with the sepals and petals colored tawny yellow, contrasting strongly with the whitish purple-veined lip. Var. tenebrosa, God. Lebeufe. Sepals and petals citron- yellow, less undulate; labellum trumpet-shaped, purple, with a broad border of white with many purple veins. G.C. III. 14:221. G.M. 36:531. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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