Laelia splendida
Object Details
- Description
- This large orchid has pink flower stems and bracts that contrast sharply with the dark, wavy petals of its flowers.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks from October to November, and February to April
- Pollination Syndrome
- Likely bee
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Colombia to Ecuador
- Habitat
- Exposed locations in low, dry forests along rivers; 1969-4920ft (600-1500m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-1617B
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Splendid Laelia
- The Splendid Schomburgkia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Laelia
- Species
- splendida
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is up to 40" (100 cm) long with 8-15 long-lasting, waxy and shiny, purple flowers with a pink lip. Flowers are 2.5-4" (6.4-10.2 cm) long.
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1617B