RHH's photos with the keyword: laelia

Laelia sincorana, now reclassified as Cattleya sincorana is one of the smaller species in either Laelia or Cattleya and a real jewel. It is from Brazil and blooms here in the spring. The round pseudobulbs with their leaves are 10 cm tall and the flowers the same size or a bit larger. The flower spikes emerge from within the leaves just as the leaves begin to unfold and the flowers are usually born singly, though occasionally I get two flowers from a flower spike.

Encyclia mariae is now Prosthechea mariae and Laelia briegeri is now Sophronitis briegeri and the cross is Sophrothechea, here an unnamed hybrid.

Renamed Sophrocyclia Seagulls Finch. A hybrid of Encyclia tuerckheimii and Sophronitis harpophylla.

From Brazil and recently reclassified first as a Sophronitis, then as a Cattleya.

This species has been recently reclassified first as Sophronitis alaorii and then as Cattleya alaorii: it is native to Brazil.

Now renamed Cattleya kettieana, this little jewel is native to Brazil.

This species can be found in much of Central America.

Native to much of Central America.

This lovely species is native to Brazil and has been recently reclassified, first as Sophronitis and then as Cattleya.

This species is from Central America.

Native to Mexico.

Now reclassified as Cattleya sincorana, this lovely miniature orchid species is from Brazil. Another example of the same species is shown below. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/02/laelia-sincorana....

This bloomed last summer with three flowers on two new growths, but I have not yet had a chance to post any of the pictures I took then. The species is from Brazil and both plant and flowers are four inches in size. It is one of the more spectacular Laelias and is related to the better known Cattleyas. And, yes, I know that it is now classified as a Sophronitis, but I cannot get used to the new names and continue to use the older names. More information and photos here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/07/laelia-sincorana....