Species

Notes

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Arpophyllum alpinum

Grows outside (coastal), in filtered sun. Its rambling growth habit is well suited to growing on a mount. Cut back on watering a little after it blooms (every 2-3 days instead of every day) until spring.

Bulbophyllum plumatum

Grows in greenhouse, in shade. Like most Bulbophyllums, it likes to be fairly moist. It grows best either mounted or in a shallow pot.

Cattleya bicolor

Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun.

Cyrtochillum macranthum

Grows outside (coastal), in bright shade. The inflorescensce was about 5' long, each flower about 1 1/2" wide. (Oncidium on steroids!)

Dracula erythrochaete

Grows outside (coastal) in shade, and needs to stay fairly damp. It is much more forgiving of warm summer days than most Draculas. Flowers do not last more than a few days, but it produces new spikes over a period of several months, and can bloom several times a year. Flowers, about 1/2", are covered with fine hairs.

Encyclia atrorubens

Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun. Spike is about 3' tall. Stays in bloom for almost two months. Closeup of flower.

Encyclia prismatocarpa

Grows outside (coastal) in filtered sun.

Gongora galeata

Grows outside (coastal), in shade. It must be in a basket, since the infloescences come out from the side and bottom. The flowers only last a few days, but there are multiple inflorescences that open in succession, so that it is in bloom for more than a week.

Odontoglossum praestans

Grows outside (coastal) in a basket, in open shade. It is kept fairly moist, especially to keep it a little cooler. It is fragrant. Here is another one, that bloomed in June, also grown outside.

Roberta Fox (September)

Joy Keyser (June)

Oncidium flexuosum

Grows outside (coastal) It needs to be mounted, since roots grow in all directions (except into a pot).

Prosthechea radiata

Grows outside (coastal). This plant grows very well mounted. It also does fine in a pot with open mix, in almost full sun. It has a strong wintergreen fragrance (some people perceive it as more vanilla-like).

Stanhopea embreei

Grows outside (coastal) Stanhopeas need to be grown in an open basket since the inflorescense grows downward. When the flowers open, they pop almost instantly. They only last for a few days. They are extremely fragrant.