Laelia anceps subsp. anceps 'Marble Queen' × L. anceps 'Wallbrunn'

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Common name: Two-Edged Laelia clonal variety

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)

Synonym: Laelia anceps var. alba 'Marble Queen' × L. anceps 'Wallbrunn'

Distribution: Mexico to Honduras

Habitat: Humid oak forests; 1200-1800m

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom characteristics: Flower is white with a pink blush on petals and pink spot on lip.

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): October to February; peaks from December to February

Comments: Laelia anceps

1: Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House (GH13) • Accession: 2015-0890*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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