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Encyclia bractescens
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Posted by
aachenelf z5 Mpls, MN (
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Tue, Feb 20, 07 at 17:58
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Small species from Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador. Individual flowers are around 1 ½ inches.
Entire plant. I think a lot of people grow this mounted, but I found it does well in a shallow pot with lava rock. I tried a regular sized deeper pot and it didn’t do well since the roots seem to like spreading out near the surface.
Kevin
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| oooh... very cool. Lovely picture of the flower. |
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| Brilliant. So how would you describe the difference between Encyclia, Anacheilum and Prostechea ? |
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- Posted by sdahl Near Yosemite (My Page) on
Wed, Feb 21, 07 at 12:09
| I like the colors! Sharon |
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| Neat - how tall is the entire plant? |
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| Thanks everyone. I really love the grass-like foliage of this one. ifraser - I won't tackle that subject. Calvin - The whole thing with flowers is around 8 inches. Kevin |
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| Great growing! If I ever try this one again, that's what I'll use-I don't do well wth mounties. Is it fragrant for you? Carol |
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| Carol I don't think so. K |
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| Mine is lightly fragrant during mid-day, but you have to have your nose right against the flower to detect any fragrance. BN |
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| Well done, Kevin. It looks great. |
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| sorry to pull up an old thread but I just had to share that I finally got one of these puppies today at the royal botanical gardens orchid show...ever since kev's pic i've had this little seed of desire planted in my mind...then last month I saw a glorious one in RL at a show and I had to get it....and today, I found one for 20 bucks! A vendor had it...it was part of a fresh shipment of chids in from mexico (really awesome species epidendrum/encyclias, some laelias...most priced beyond my spending range - $30+) I also got a coel. cristata for 8 dollars...and I *saw* a catt luteola which is also on the wish list big time...but I exercised some restraint... |
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| Calvin I think you'll really like this one. I was just looking over the plants and admiring this one again. It's in bloom right now with 4 spikes. There's just something very graceful and unassuming about the whole plant. PS - I can't emphasize the lava rock enough for this one unless you want to grow it mounted. It's done so much better than it ever did in a regular pot with regular old bark mix. |
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- Posted by paul_ z4/5 MI (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 9, 08 at 18:56
| Looks great, Kev! (Though it does bring back sad memories mine's demise .......) Received one from a friend whom I have since lost contact with. I killed it I'm afraid. I was trying to grow it in regular media. From what you've said -- that was likely my problem. (& its such a culte lil thaing too -- just my size |
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| Thanks for the tip - I'm assuming high light? Lucky I didn't shove it into sphag like I do with everything else. I want to put this in the orchid tank I'm planning - in your experience, do you think the high humidity is a pro or a con? |
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| Yup - high light. Humidity doesn't seem to be an issue for this one. Mine really hasn't been that high this winter, but I have a feeling it would do well in your tank. Paul The problem I found with trying to grow this one in a pot is the roots really like to spread out on the surface of the medium. Any of the ones that went down into it rotted. Luckily I discovered the problem early and moved the plant to what its in now. |
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| I'm glad this thread re-surfaced. I missed it the first time around. Kev, I will look for this plant and give it a try. Post us a pic of your plant, it sounds gorgeous. How tall is it now? Compact growers is my mantra now, no room for more space hogs. Sheila :) |
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| Sheila Here's a quickie pic of the plant today - about a year since the first pic in this thread. The tallest leaf is around 7 inches. I noticed H&R has a FS in a 2 inch pot for $5. I think that's where I originally got mine and as I remember it was crawling out of it's pot at the time. They have some of the best deals in the $5-7 range. Also noticed that Oak Hill has one for $15. 
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| Oh no...I am such an idiot - I just realized that I had enc. bractescens on my H&R order list (which I've already sent out)!! Cr*p -_-; |
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| Very nicely grown, Kev... This one looks like a total Kev plant as well. Nice and small...yet interesting! |
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| Your plant looks very happy! I also grow mine like you do. I grow nearly all of my potted orchids in lava rock. I am glad the thread was brought back up.~Charm |
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| Kev, that's beautiful. Good growing!!! Sheila ) |
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