Laelia jongheana

[Rosim_in_BR]

Little known species out of Brazil, I believe. The plant is small, more or less the same size of Laelia pumila, but with thicker leaves and p-bulbs. The large flowers, one or two per inflorescence, are born protected by the leaf, which act as a sheath and open only when the buds are already formed. Not one of the easiest to keep.