Thanks everyone!! I have more in spike. They will bloom soon.![]()
Cakelady, to answer your question: All my Laelia anceps are growing in 100% LECA in clay pots. I give them bright light but not direct sun (one whose picture I will post received too much sun and it damaged the leaves). The goal is to get them to granny apple smith green and that's about as light as I like to see the leaves. I was not able to fertilize this year, but I usually use organic fertz, vodka and seaweed powder or liquid. When I water, I water thoroughly and make sure that they plant/root is soaked. Then I make sure that they dry out until the next watering. I water year-round, but water less during the winter time here. I also leave them outside all year long. Miami gets into the 20's and 30's during February and I give them their cold spell during that time. Anything lower than that I would bring them inside. During the summer when it's hot here I water daily. They do not have thick roots like Cattleyas; the roots tend to be thin.
A grower here in Florida told me that Laelia anceps were difficult to grow in South Florida, and I looked at him like he was crazy.






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