Clowesia rosea

[nora_cy_lee]

nice flower, nice bloom, nice picture.

[Halloamey]

Very very beautiful ! Have to be on a look out for this one.

[lakshmanamoorthy]

Superb Tom, Thanks for sharing.

[Linana]

Looks like from the fairy land - beautiful.

[Lars.Kurth]

So wonderful!

[Tom-19951]

So cool. I love how the orchid blooms group together like that. Guess this is a leafless orchid?

Cheers,
BD

Thank you all.

Bruce, it is a deciduous species.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Thank you all.

Bruce, it is a deciduous species.

Oh, I understand. That makes sense now.

Cheers,
BD

[cakedaddy]

I said earlier on that I didn't think I could grow this plant. Well...I will be receiving one within a week. It is a hybrid...Clowesia Rebecca Northern. Any cultural advice? I have read up on it and understand the need for the dry dormancy.

[Tom-19951]

You can just follow the general culture for Catasetinae. Intermediate to warm temperature, bright shade, keep it moist while it is growing, gradually reduce water in the fall, very little water/no water in winter especially after the bloom.

[cakedaddy]

Thanks for the response Tom! Pretty general and easy it seems aside from the almost complete lack of water during dormancy.