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L. anceps var. Tipo

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Grower is Riccardo Michieletto

Located in Venezia, Italy


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Zanatta Alberto
Description: Beautiful plant, sympodial extremely strong, resists to very low temperatures. Flowers are medium size around 8 cm wide, they blooms from a very elongated spike, one for each bulb, that can develop 1 to 3 flowers. Petals and sepals are white with a light pink shade. Characteristic labellum purple/fuxia colour, solid on the lower part, spotted on edges of the upper part, internally next to the column is white with coloured veins and a straight yellow line in the center area long about half the labellum size. Column is hide by the upper part of labellum that elegantly folds over it, this closure accentuates the medial sides of labellum giving a sharp edge on both sides. The colour of this flowers may vary from white to light or dark pink depending on the plant and eventually hibridations or selections. Flowers are lightly scented during the day.
Culture: This plant grows better mounted, needs quick drying after watering. needs high luminosity, flowers blooms in November.

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