Species

Notes

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Brassavola nodosa

Grows in greenhouse. It can grow outside (coastal) but really does much better in the greenhouse. It is sweetly fragrant at night (south of the border is called "La Dama de la Noche") Here is another plant, with a particularly large flower, B. nodosa 'Panama Soiree' HCC/AOS

Roberta Fox

Richard Hess

Brassia verrucosa

Grows outside (coastal). It does well mounted. Closeup of flower

Bulbophyllum carunculatum

Grows in greenhouse. The lip wobbles with the slightest motion of the plant. The fragrance is not particularly pleasant but isn't overwhelmingly strong. Another angle shows the way the lip dangles between the ventral sepals.

Cleistoma birmanicum

Grows outside (coastal). This is one of the hardy vandadeous species that can tolerate temperatures down to freezing, especially if dry. Closeup of the flower.

Dendrobium laevifolium

Grows in intermediate greenhouse

Peter T. Lin

Encyclia mariae

Grows outside(coastal). Grows best mounted.

Gongora cassidea (?)

Grows outside (coastal), in shade. It must be grown in an open basket, since the inflorescences grow from the bottom and sides of the plant. Closeup of flower. This may actually be Gongora galeata (See September ) Identifying and correctly labeling this one is clearly not unique to this plant. See the orchidspecies.com reference to this species.

Laelia purpurata

Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun. This species has many color forms. On this page you can see some of them.

Laelia tenebrosa

Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun.

Lycaste cochleata

Grows outside (coastal) in bright shade. It prefers to be fairly moist. It loses leaves in winter, and the flowers appear before the new leaves. It does not seem to need to dry out even when it is dormant. It is fragrant.

Miltonia spectabilis v. rosea

Grows outside (coastal). It does best in bright shade. It prefers to be fairly moist. On tag this says "v. floralia" but on the Floralia website this plant is listed as "V. roseum". Another plant, grown in intermediate greenhouse.

Roberta Fox (Outside)

Richard Hess (Greenhouse)

Nagiela purpurea

Grows outside (coastal) in bright shade. It needs a very well-drained medium. Old inflorescences may rebloom, and so should not be cut unless they are very brittle. Flowers are about 1/2" or less.

Rossioglossum schlierperianum

Grows outside (coastal) in bright shade. Closeup of flower

Stanhopea tigrina v. nigroviolacea

Grows outside (coastal) in shade. It must be grown in a basket, since the inflorescence grows downward. The flower opens very suddenly, and there is a powerful vanilla fragrance. The huge flowers (about 8" across) only last for a few days. This plant is a selfing of the plant 'Predator' on which Neal Crosswhite won an FCC in 1996. Closeup of flower

Stenoglottis woodii

Grows outside (coastal). After blooming, it loses leaves and goes dormant. Watering should be cut back, but it does not seem to need to dry out during the winter. New rosettes of leaves appear in the spring.