Laelia anceps 'Rebecca T. Northen'
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- 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
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-0608A
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Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: Creekside Digital