Laelia gloriosa

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Creekside Digital

Object Details

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

February to August

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2008-3313A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence can be up to 4 feet (120cm) long with 8-15 waxy, short-lived, brownish flowers with a white lip. Flowers are 2" (5 cm) across.

Range

N South America to Brazil

Habitat

foothills; 656-2789ft (200-850m)

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Common Name

The Glorious Laelia

The Glorious Schomburgkia

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Laelia

Species

gloriosa

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76ba7177a-d6ca-4fd9-ae55-66cd93689189

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2008-3313A