Orchid - #685 *(Blc. Acapana ‘Miles’)


                                          ID#685

 


Unidentify plant I will have to wait until it flowers.

After been mounted in wood trellis, changed to a wood basket and waiting for almost 4 yrs. this orchid has flower with a double bloom spike.


*With help of friends at ‘The Orchid Board’ I believe it is:

Blc. Acapana ‘Miles’

HEIGHT X SPREAD: Medium PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, only. WATER: moist well, drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark and/or hardwood charcoal or mounted in wood
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Yellow/green with pink ruffled edges and lip. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: single long leaf on pseudo bulb tall stems
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Happy has been adding orchids to my collection from her’s sister’s collection in Georgia. Once her plant finish flowering, the plant comes into my care. I have manage to make them bloom again. I’m learning. -Plant came potted in 6” clay pot with bark/mix, just after blooms drop. -Mounted directly on wooden trellis C. -Jan. 2014: (1) 5” aircone pot, (1) 4” Aircone pot. Two plants total. -March 2014: 4” pot plant perish. -April 2014: moved to 6” wooden basket. -Jan. 2015: (1) 6” wooden basket, doing well. -Dec. 16, 2015 first blooms open. Feb. 2017: (1) WB 6” -Dec. 2021: Discarded plant due to infestation.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

Dec.16, 2015

Additional Information: Present from Happy Lowry. Oriental, NC

October, 2012

December 2021