/ Register

Welcome to OrchidsForum.com. We are a friendly online community for Orchid Growers all over the world. If you haven't joined yet we invite you to register and join our community. Hope to see you on our forums!

Laelia furfuracea

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Marni, Feb 3, 2011.

Tags:
  1. Feb 3, 2011 #1
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

    Messages:
    13,775
    Likes Received:
    3,573
    Location:
    Santa Rosa, CA
    I don't bloom this every year, so if I even get one flower as I have this year I am happy. The flower hasn't opened as fully as in other years. It is a bit over 3" across. Warm and wet summers, cool, bright and dry winters.
    l.furfuracea.stpt.close.jpg
     
    Kwabbernoot likes this.
  2. Feb 3, 2011 #2
    dr_dmd

    dr_dmd The dr's out... in the greenhouse!

    Messages:
    286
    Likes Received:
    8
    Location:
    Napa, California, USA
    One of my favourites! Lovely pic!
     
  3. Feb 3, 2011 #3
    Brant

    Brant dazed

    Messages:
    1,668
    Likes Received:
    39
    Location:
    Near the border
    very pretty - well done

    that name though for some reason is just weird furfuracea
     
  4. Feb 3, 2011 #4
    gnathaniel

    gnathaniel Lurker Supporting Member

    Messages:
    784
    Likes Received:
    36
    Location:
    Athens GA, USA
    Lovely, Marni! I've had this species for a couple of years with no blooms, but yours gives me hope. How cool do you grow it in the winter?

    --Nat
     
  5. Feb 3, 2011 #5
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

    Messages:
    13,775
    Likes Received:
    3,573
    Location:
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Nat, these days it is in a 45F minimum night, but has grown in 40F also. It used to be in 52F. I've had good bloomings and no bloomings in all three conditions. I think mid 50's would work, too. Dry and bright winter seems to work best. It gets some misting in the winter and is mounted on cork with no moss. The summers are warm days, cool nights and lots of water. It is much harder than anceps, autumnalis, gouldiana but way easier than speciosa.
     
  6. Feb 3, 2011 #6
    Ignas

    Ignas Member

    Messages:
    84
    Likes Received:
    7
    Location:
    Lithuania - Europe
    It's beautiful, Marni!
     
  7. Feb 3, 2011 #7
    gnathaniel

    gnathaniel Lurker Supporting Member

    Messages:
    784
    Likes Received:
    36
    Location:
    Athens GA, USA
    Thanks Marni, your culture info is really helpful! Mine came to me as a rough-looking and mostly rootless division, so I guess the fact that it's grown and not died yet means I'm doing somewhat okay.

    --Nat
     
  8. Feb 3, 2011 #8
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

    Messages:
    13,775
    Likes Received:
    3,573
    Location:
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Thanks, folks.