I brought this plant as a large seedling a few years
ago. I can’t say I gave it any
particular attention. It was just there
in the bench with all the other orchids.
The only thing that I made sure was that the media in which it was
growing was composed of good quality bark and that the mix allowed plenty of
air to reach the roots. This is very,
very important in these orchids as the roots will rot if the media becomes
anoxic which can happen if it becomes waterlogged. I speak this out of sad experience, I have
lost plants because I neglected to repot them timely and the media decomposed
and killed all the roots.
This plant is growing in my garden in the north coast of
Puerto Rico. Temperatures in the area
can soar into the nineties during the hottest part of the day, nighttime lows
are around 75F but at the cusp of summer sometimes they barely go under 80
degrees. Between the months of May and
December it rains regularly, sometimes abundantly but in winter and early
spring the weather can be very dry. The
trade winds are good for the plants most of the year but during the dry season
they can desiccate the plants pretty fast.
This plant gets fertilized when it is in its growth phase,
it gets no fertilized when it is not growing.
It is growing under shade cloth, but one that allows for plenty of light
to get through, this is not a plant that loves shade. So far I have had no problems with pests with
this species, although some other Laelias in my garden have had to be treated
for scale insects.
So far I have had no problems with this plant except that it
grew relatively slowly, but perhaps that is partly my fault for not giving it
particular attention when it was in the growth phase of its yearly cycle. The only complaint that I can make is that
it will be a pretty large plant when it reaches full adult size, this is
clearly not a plant for the grower with limited space. On the other hand it will make an impressive
garden plant in places where the climate allows for growing this plant outside.
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