Laelia rosea
Object Details
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- February to May; August
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Colombia to Guyana
- Habitat
- Near rivers; 100-656ft (30-200m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-1608B
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Rosy Laelia
- The Rosy Schomburgkia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Laelia
- Species
- rosea
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is 24" (60 cm) long with 10-28 purple-brown flowers with a pink lip. Flowers are 1.6" (4 cm) across.
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1608B