Orchid - Epidendrum Reed stem Reds


                             ID#825-A & #825-B

 

Plant without a name tag. In bloom but towards the end of it’s glory.

Identified with the help of John Stanton from: “The Orchid Trail” in Morrisville, NC.

Many hybrid cultivars makes it almost impossible to be certain of the cultivar but it seems to be of the “Pacific breeding line”  or, Epi. cf cinnabarium.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 2- 2.5 ft. x 1 ft. PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: plenty of sun, even direct sun light. WATER: let dry between water, well drained. high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in fine bark media mix with high moisture retention.
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: frequently. reeds bloom only once. If not removed after blooming they will produce keike (baby plants on the reed). One plant is Red with lip/yellow crown up. The other (B) is orange with the lip/Yellow crown facing down. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division or keike KEY FEATURES: tall reeds with blooms at the ends. Need support if insufficient light. If plant does not bloom, give more light.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Obtained in 4” tall plastic pot with bark and peat mixture, with two blooming reeds. New root growth showing. Keep plants as obtained until blooms fade. Recommended to keep plant in small crowded pot. -Re-pot in 5” aircone plastic pot with Orchiata mix. Water once per week, high afternoon/west light. -January 2014: (1) 5” aircone pot now with spike. -Jan.2015: (1)5” aircone pot, (1) 4” plastic (#825A &#826 cuttings mix). Mature plants with spike. Doing well. Jan. 2016: (1)5” aircone pot, (1) 5” plastic (#825A &#826 cuttings mix). Mature plants with spike. Doing well. -ID from blooms:#825-B, Orange bloom with Down facing lip. -Total of (2 -B) pots: AC 5” & 6”. Sept 2019: (2-B) pots, repotted in large black ceramic with beads and wild grapevine branch support from above. Plant grows long and wild. -Summer 2023: All plants discarded due to infestation of doisduval scale. treated many other plants with 3x Orthene with success, however these plants where have so many places to hide I did not take the risk. No Plants left.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

#825 (Red)    June 17, 2013

Additional Information: Atlantic Ave. Orchid & Garden Center

5217 Atlantic Ave. Raleigh, NC 27616   Phone: (919)-878-8877. (B) Gift from Marcus Delvers

February 2024

#825- B (Orange) 

May 2018

#825-B (orange)    May 2018

#825 (Red)  June 2013