Orchid - Angraecum eburneum

Orchid - Angraecum eburneum

                                   
    ID#721
 
 

Large plant of vandaceous growth habit grow on rocks or trees along the east coat of Madagascar, mauritius, Reunion and the Comoro Islands, and the coast of Tanzania and Kenya.

Thick leathery leaves are a light yellowish green. The long inflorescences bear flowers with apple green sepals and petals and a white lip on the upper side of the flower.

Note: A. ebur.var. superbum or comorense (not indicated)

HEIGHT X SPREAD: large PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, high WATER: moist but well drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in Orchid mix or mount.
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: white with brown lavender markings. Fragrant. Summer-Fall FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: monopodial and epiphytic, plants are easy to grow once good roots have been established. Do well on bark and baskets.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant received in 2” pot. Repotted in 4” plastic pot with Orchid bark mix. Keep in high light and average moist. August 30, 2012 mounted on wood trellis C Jan. 8, 2014: plant not found. No longer, probably died after trellis dismanteled.
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May 2012

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Flower SAMPLE photo

January 2014