Orchid-Lc.Mary Ellen Carter

‘Dixie Hummingbird’


                                      ID#1000

 

Laeliacattleya = Laelia x Cattleya= Lc.





Nursery ID: T- 4408

HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium

PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
TEXTURE: bold
LIGHT: high light, indirect.

WATER: allow to dry between water
high humidity 

SOIL: wood baskets or clay pots with orchiata mix.
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS:  White purple and yellow.

FRUIT  AND  SEED: N/A

KEY FEATURES: large abundant blooms
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

Plant arrived from Hawaii in 2.5” plastic pot with medium orchiata mix. 1.5 to 2 yrs. from blooming size.
Jan. 2016: (#1) 3” clay pot.
Jan. 2017: (#2) plant mounted on grapevine.
Nov. 2017: (#1) mounted on Tree, (#2) mounted on grapevine. 
April, 2019: (#1) removed from Tree/ dead.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

April 2019

July, 2015

1st. plant

July 2015

Additional Information: www.carmelaorchids.net

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


1st. left of hook