Anyone growing Cochleanthes?

[rbarata]

Can buy one...I think it will be ok near my Phals but those leaves seems to be a delight for mites.

Any info on it?

Thank you

[Roberta]

Which one? ? Cochleanthes (Warczewiczella) discolor is very cold-tolerant -I grow it outside though I am sure it can grow warmer- while C. (W.) amazonica and C. (W.) wailsiana are warm-growing, more like a Phal. ( Don't know why the name change... certainly did not make it easier to either pronounce or spell!)

[rbarata]

Not reallt sure if the tag says the specie name. But I remeber reading something similar to "discolor" but maybe it was on the Ludisia tags (they had it also for sale).

[rbarata]

Got it! It's a NOID!
I've contacted the vendor to see if they can give some more info about it.

This plant sure needs a repot but, as usual, I'll keep it in its pot. The amount of roots is great (the other two specimens for sale had they root amount the double of this one). As they need to be always moist, this root ball is ideal to keep it moist.

The root ball wal bone dry at the store (the other two specimens had a lot of accordion leaves) but the plant seems healthy. The three specimens looked like they were for sale for ages, considering the root qty.

The only concerns this plant shows are a leaf tip with what seems to be bacterial. If it won't dry, I'll cut it.
Also some translucid spots in a smaller growth. My instinct told me not to worry about these issues.

It has two small new growths and it has bloomed before (two dry spikes are there).

Anyway, here's some photos and oppinions about it are welcome.

[Roberta]

I would not worry about any of those imperfections on the leaves. I have found that mine often develop ugly leaves (thin leaves do that) to no bad effect on the plant. Actually, this plant looks very healthy.

[rbarata]

For future reference...What's the best season to repot it?

[Dollythehun]

fwiw: I think that's an excellent find! Congrats on your new baby! I'm with Roberta, I wouldn't worry about those leaves. Considering everything and being stuck in a store and neglected, it looks good.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by rbarata

For future reference...What's the best season to repot it?

Any time you see new roots. These can both root and bloom several times a year.

[rbarata]

Not sure if I can see new roots within that ball.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by rbarata

Not sure if I can see new roots within that ball.

They sort of start to climb out... actually, I think you could pot that plant any time, with the new growth there are very likely new roots starting too. And the visible part of the medium doesn't look great. I don't think these plants are very picky about repotting time, since they do root more than once a year.