Keywords: outdoor Laelia is a small genus of 25 species[1] from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties[clarification needed] and because they are fairly easy to cultivate. John Lindley did not specify his reasons for naming this orchid as he did;[2] one possibility is that he named it after Laelia, one of the Vestal Virgins. Laelia is abbreviated L. in the horticultural trade. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelia Laelia is a small genus of 25 species[1] from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties[clarification needed] and because they are fairly easy to cultivate. John Lindley did not specify his reasons for naming this orchid as he did;[2] one possibility is that he named it after Laelia, one of the Vestal Virgins. Laelia is abbreviated L. in the horticultural trade. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelia |