A very eager plant, I have grown this from a very young plant, it remains a healthy looking plant unlike some other orchids. ...Read More />
First flowering went on for months, a new flower would open before the previous one was ready top drop, each flower lasted approx. 1 month. The next pseudobulb is much larger and starting to produce a new flower stem. Kept in my kitchen by an east facing window, good humidity and cool to warm temperature, getting heat from a radiator in winter daytime. An elegant species which needs no staking.
An evergreen, epiphytic orchid from Central America.
Has lance shaped, mid-deep green leaves coming from a flattened pseud...Read Moreo-bulb. Bears long, ribbon like, twisted pale green sepals and petals. The lip is light green heavily streaked with maroon or purple and some white at the base.
Flowers on and off throughout the year but mainly in Spring and Summer.
Needs a lightly shaded position out of full sun especially in warm climates. Use an epiphytic orchid compost which is a mix of shredded bark, perlite and charcoal.
Keep dryish in winter. Dislikes temperatures above 86F or 30C.
A very eager plant, I have grown this from a very young plant, it remains a healthy looking plant unlike some other orchids.
...Read More
An evergreen, epiphytic orchid from Central America.
Has lance shaped, mid-deep green leaves coming from a flattened pseud...Read More