Showing posts with label lueddemanniana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lueddemanniana. Show all posts

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Schomburgkia lueddemanniana, it was sold to me with this identification. The Schomburkia genus is defunct so this plant is now a Laelia.



The easiest by far to cultivate and bloom of all the Laelia (formely Schomburgkias) that I have.  It is tolerant of drought, wind and high temperatures.  With a modest amount of fertilizing and watering it has done very well.  However there is one thing it won't tolerate, a potting media that doesn't allow for good ventilation to the roots.  So I have mine potted in media that is coarse and I don't add much of it, just enough to give some weight and stability to the pot.  This is this plant second blooming.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Cattleya lueddemanniana Rchb. f. 1858, a really big flower


I have seen flowers of Cattleya gaskelliana in shows and in private collections, but this one is the largest I have ever seen by far.  Sadly I didn't have a ruler with me, so I can't give an exact measure,  but the flower was easily over nine inches wide.