Orchid - Schomburgkia wallisii

                                  

                                     ID#1273

 

A native of  Columbia and Venezuela, also know as Laelia colombiana, is a large sized, warm to cool growing epipyte with elongated ridges pseudobulbs that turn yellow with age.




HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium/large PLANT TYPE: Orchid -epiphyte GROWTH RATE: medium TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: High filtered light. warm to cool temperatures WATER: quick dry after watering. Daily during hot season, less in winter. Good quality water. High humidity 60-80 % SOIL: pot in coarse well drain medium or mounted
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Flowers are ornage/brown petals and septals that curl and twist, a short lip of pink as a center. Flowers are featured at top of long spikes. Color of flowers may vary to dark reddish. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES:elongated pseudobulbs developing ridges with age and turning yellow color, often resembling a bunch of bananas.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant received bare root, multiple pseudobulbs . Mounted on arrival into CCT/ section 1 - on back. Dec. 24, 2020: Two long spikes, one small, other about 3 ft. tall and a star array of blooms at the top. Oct. 27, 2023: Plant with spike.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

December 2020

waiting for blooms

Additional Information:  Purchased from:www.Ecuagenera.com

Cuenca, Ecuador

November 20231

Sept 20, 2019