Laelia anceps 'Rebecca T. Northen'

Object Details

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Accession Number: 2015-0608A

Description: Named for Rebecca T. Northen, the author of the 1950s book “Home Orchid Growing,” which is credited with spreading the love of orchids to the wider population, beyond just the wealthy. This lovely Laelia anceps has a deep, wine-colored lip.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): October to February; peaks from December to February
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

Range: Mexico to Honduras
Habitat: Humid oak forests; 1200-1800m

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Five flowers per an inflorescence with larger than normal segments.

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Common Name: Two-Edged Laelia clone
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Laelia
Species: anceps

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2015-0608A

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