Orchid - Blc. Green Veil “Dressy” x

B. digbyana “Fiddlers Green”

                                          ID#602

 

Blc. = Brassolaeliacattleya

B = Brassavola


  1. B.digbyana  orchids bloom several times per year.


With such a long pedigree, this orchid should surprise me with many delightful blooms perhaps with a hint of lemon scent.



HEIGHT X SPREAD: Tall/ Up-right PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: Bright filtered light. WATER: moist well, drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark and/or hardwood charcoal
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: green petals flower and off white lip with a fringe, typical of B. digbyana. Listed as flowering several times a year I will have to wait and see. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: Up-right growth pattern. thick green leathery leaves.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch This plant, along with 24 others where given to me by my neighbor, the previous owners “The Cochran’s” which I never met moved out of town and no longer could care for them. About half of the Collection still had plant name/description and sometimes nursery of origin. Very helpful information to guide me into their care. So my education begins..... Plant is overflowing the 4” pot with a thick layer of roots adhered to the pot. Leaves are green with a reddish touch, thick and healthy looking. Will transfer to a wooden basket.(april 2011) Attached to wood trellis D , it’s developing my first bloom (april 22, 2012). Bloom damaged before opening. Jan 2014. (1) in 4” pot. Jan. 2015: moved to 6” wooden basket. Doing well. (feb. 2017) Oct. 2017:Two spikes, one with 3 blooms. August 2023: plant became infested with boisduval scale. DISCARDED.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

Additional Information: Adopted from Hank & Betsy Cochran Collection.

Nursery of origin: wwwmauiorchids.com

March, 2011

April  2011

August 2023

June 2017

Oct. 29, 2017