Orchid -  Blc. Memorial Mickey Boatwright Carmela

                                  ID#905

 

Blc. = Brassavola, Laelia, Cattleya


Compact hybrid with large slender single leaf per pseudobulb.


Hybrid: T-3170

Color: Pinks with yellow tone on ruffled petals with a dark purple ruffled lip. Very showy.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, medium. Most light tolerant of the species WATER: moist, well drained. high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in Orchiata mix with a slight angle for drainage of the crown.
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Pinks with yellow tone on ruffled petals with a dark purple ruffled lip. Very showy. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: flowers remain for 2-3 months and repeat frequently.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant arrived from Hawaii in a 4” plastic pot in bark. Jan. 2015: consider re- potting in clay once potential bloom now growing is spent. Feb. 4, 2015: re-pot in 6” wood basket with orchiata mix. Jan. 2016: (1) 6” woodbasked doing ok. Feb. 2017: (1) WB 4”. Sometime in past, mounted on Wood Tree. April 2018: Dead, removed from Tree mount.v (0) plants
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

August 7, 2014

waiting for flower!

As purchased.

Additional Information: www.carmelaorchids.net

Carmela orchids Inc.  Phone (808) 963-6189    P.O. Box 277, Hakalau, Hawaii 96710

April 2018