Laelia alaorii Brieger & Bicalho 1976subgen Crispae sec Hadrolaelia Schlechter Photo by © Pieter C. Brouwer and his Photo Website

Another Flower Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Another Clone - More normal in appearance Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

Flower and Plant Photo courtesy of Danny Lentz ©

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Common Name Alaori's Laelia [Brazilian collector of species late 1900's]

Flower Size 1 3/4" [4.35 cm]

Found in Brazil as a miniature sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte that has a single flowered inflorescence arising from a newly forming pseudobulb with a single leaf that can occur at any time of the year.

Synonyms Hadrolaelia alaorii ( Brieger & Bicalho ) Chiron & V.P.Castro 2002; Laelia alaorii f. dietliana O.Gruss 1996; Sophronitis alaorii (Brieger & Bicalho) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000