Laelia bradei a rupicolous laelia

[jeffrey6115]

This little guy is really showing off this year. 5 new leads and 5 spikes. All that in t 2 inch pot.

[panam]

That is AMAZING!! I didn't know these came that small - I'll have to find one. WWW - here I come!

[Germinatorman]

Very nice Jeff, wonderful display and alot of them. I like the shorter stem on this laelia. So many of the rupicolous have long wandering stems. None of my rupicolous have spiked yet - I guess I better go check for sure!
Well done.
Don

[catttan]

Stunning from such a small plant!

[pavel]

Excellant, Jeff! What media are you using and cultural conditions?

[jeffrey6115]

Excellant, Jeff! What media are you using and cultural conditions?

I haven't repotted since I bought it 2 years ago. Looks like a basic bark mix with charcoal and pearlite. Another I have has more small gravel in it. After alll they are rock dwelling laelias. I grow them in very high light on the south side of the greenhouse. Watered well at least twice a week and misted twice daily. Heavier misting in the evening and I do put them to bed damp to wet quite often. In nature they get misted at night and that works for me as well. When I repot I will probably be using a bark base seedling mix and will add some turkey grit. They are said to be fussy when being repotted so my fingers are crossed.

[TheBlazingAugust]

So cute!
Posted via Mobile Device

[hoanglong]

Bright yellow, I think next time you have to find a larger pot for this guy ^ ^

[Halloamey]

Such a gorgeous and prolific bloomer !

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Love the final shot of this orchid showing its scale. Wouldn't have guessed it to be so small.

Perfect blooms Jeff!

Cheers,
BD