Odontoglossum pulchellum
Odontoglossum pulchellum subsp. var. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
---|
Odontoglossum pulchellum, Batem. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, 2-lvd.: Lvs. grass-like, rather stiff or rigid, 9-12 in. long: scape weak, 6-7-fld.; fls. white, except the yellow crest of the labellum; sepals ovate, acute; petals obovate, acute, somewhat undulate; lateral lobes of the labellum triangular, middle lobe oblong, subquadrate, apex recurved; column very short, with 3 fimbriate wings. Spring. Guatemala. B.M. 4104. B.R. 27:48. 0.1912, p. 150. G. 33:153.—Easily grown, and never fails to blossom. The fl.-spikes suggest the lily-of-the-valley. Fragrant. Var. mu jus, Hort. More robust than the type, with larger fls. Var. grandiflorum is listed.
|
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Odontoglossum pulchellum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Odontoglossum pulchellum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)