Sobralia Green pod timing... help

[OrchidLover1982]

Does anyone know the green pod timing for Sobralia panamensis? I made a cross between the panamensis and Sobralia macrantha. I can't seem to find much info about the time taken for there pods to ripen. Parent plant is Sobralia panamensis Any information is much appreciated.

thanks

[orchidsarefun]

according to OrchidWiz, macrantha is 240-300 days. There is no info listed for panamensis.

[OrchidLover1982]

thanks. Any info on other species in the genus? so I can get an idea

[OrchidLover1982]

I don't want to use the macrantha as the mother for the pod because this is the macrantha's first flowering and it's a small plant. Putting a pod on it will make it slow its growth and use its energy to develop the pod instead. The panamensis is well established plant and large.

[orchidsarefun]

the "proper" name for panamensis is sobralia decora. Temps should be 58-75 at night. Maybe you can get more cultural detail if you search under decora ? If you have a large plant, then you must be growing it well ?
Also try IOSPE for a bit more detail

[OrchidLover1982]

I will try searching decora for pod maturation time then. Yeah it grows well in this climate. Flower...


Sobralia panamensis flower by TheGreenMan1982, on Flickr

attached is a pic of a plant growing at the base of a tree was a bit of an experiment but the plant disliked this so its back in a pot now