Encyclia cordigera

[hera]

I got this baby at the local show this past weekend. Its and Encyclia cordigera, but its white and purplish with green edging. Would you call it and alba form?

[Cjcorner]

I have no idea what it would be called other than Beautiful!!
Connie

[hera]

Glad you like, I'm hooked on Encyclias.

[Shannara]

I would think alba would be green and white only...I've seen some cordigera like that. It may be considered semi-alba though.

Lovely plant you have...Encyclias are my fav.

Shann~

[pianoman8705]

Do encyclia's have any special needs compared to other orchids??

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Very beautiful bloom.

Cheers,
BD

[Lambert]

Very nice and beautiful light on the second picture ...

[hera]

As far as I know Encyclias have the same/ similar requirements as Catts. I have bloomed a cochleata in a south window, water twice a week, in medium bark on MSU fertilizer. They seem to be undemanding.

[Ron-NY]

Now not a semi alba either. A semi alba would be green petals and sepals with the color on the lip. Encs need less water than Catts and a bit higher light. Their roots want to dry quickly after a watering. I grow mine either mounted or in baskets. I have even seen people grow them with wine corks as the medium.

Yours is very pretty

[mtequine]

Hmm...so I'm quite successful with my catts here-most are potted in plastic with a chc/bark/chopped sphag/etc. mix and I water about every 5 days. Basically NO humidity on my window cills.

I have a couple of encs...one potted up like my catts-and it throws off new growth, is in the brightest SE window I have, but no blooms in the year+ I've owned it. (Enc. bassavolae). Wonder if it would be happier in a basket?

My Enc. fragrans is mounted on wood w/sphag over the roots and it seems happy, new growth, no bloom but it's only been here since fall. SE window. And, my track grecord with the cochloatas sucks-the one I have now is potted in my bark mix in a clay pot. And, it's not doing much....

Would they all like to be brighter and dry out even further? Hm...

Now not a semi alba either. A semi alba would be green petals and sepals with the color on the lip. Encs need less water than Catts and a bit higher light. Their roots want to dry quickly after a watering. I grow mine either mounted or in baskets. I have even seen people grow them with wine corks as the medium.

Yours is very pretty