Southern California Orchid Species Society

April

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Arpophyllum giganteum		Grows outside (coastal) in a hanging basket. Plant was labled "Arpophyllum spicatum" but the leaves and inflorescence are characteristic of giganteum. The sheath developed about 6 months before the inflorescence emerged, but this was well worth waiting for. Closeup of flowers.
Bulbophyllum falcatum		Grown in greenhouse. Little flowers open along a hard, scaly bract. Closeup of flower.
Cattleya aurantiaca		Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun.. There is also a yellow (aurea) form. It is very fragrant.
Coelia triptera		Grows outside (coastal). In between the flowers are spiky "leaves" that make the developing inflorescense interesting and beautiful even before the flowers open.
Dendrobium amathystoglossum		Grows outside (coastal) It seems to do best hanging in bright shade.
Dendrobium hancockii		This tall, graceful plant grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun. The brilliant yellow flowers are fragrant. It can be watered a bit less, and not fertilized in winter, but it seems to do better if it does not dry out too much. It will lose some leaves in winter.
Dendrobium palpebrae		Grown in intermediate greenhouse.	Peter T. Lin
Dendrobium prenticei		This miniature plant (with 1/8" flowers" grows outside (coastal), on a mount, in fitered sun or bright shade. It was in the greenouse, but seems to be doing better outside.
Dendrobium victoria-reginae		Grown in intermediate greenhouse. (Peter T. Lin) It can grow outside near the coast (Roberta Fox). It is semi-deciduous. It blooms on the previous year's leafless canes, so don't cut old canes unless they are completely shriveled and brown. It continues to bloom on and off through the summer and early fall.	Peter T. Lin
Leptotes bicolor		Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun. It grows best on a mount. The flowers are almost as big as the plant.
Masdevallia caudata		Grows outside (coastal) in shade, in a basket. It is kept quite moist, since it is near the mounted plants. Most Masdevallias do not like the summer heat. If they can be kept moist (to benefit from evaporative cooling) and shady, they can tolerate it.
Masdevallia coccinea		Grows outside (coastal) in shade. It needs to be kept as cool as possible in summer. Clay pots can help to keep the roots cool. It exists in a range of "hot" colors. Here's a red one, and a red-purple one.
Masdevallia triangularis		Grows outside (coastal) in shade, as cool as possible.
Maxillaria reichenheimiana		Grown in greenhouse. Note the beautiful leaves, spotted on top and deep red on the underside. Closeup of flower.
Maxillaria richii		Grown in greenhouse
Phalaenopsis mannii		Grown in greenhouse. This is Phal. mannii f. alba. It is fragrant. Closeup of flower.
Sarchochilus hartmanii		Grows outside (coastal), in filtered sun. These bloom better if they are kept on the dry side in winter.
Sedirea japonica		Grows outside (coastal) in a basket or mounted. It has a lemon-y fragrance. Japanese breeding has also produce the miniature variety Sedirea japonica v. minmaru, which has nearly the same size flowers as the normal form, but on a tiny plant, which can be grown in a manner that is similar to the traditional Neofinetia falcata culture.
Trichopilia marginata		Grown in greenhouse
Vanda coerulescens		This cold-tolerant little Vanda grows outside (coastal) easily. It can handle temperatures down to freezing if kept dry. Closeup of flower.