Happy clowesias (at least I like to think so)
Our spring was much warmer than usual, with more 90+ degree Fahrenheit days than I'm comfortable with. One of the few orchid groups I have that apparently have appreciated the unseasonably excessive heat and humidity levels is clowesia. Over the last couple of months it appears as if someone flipped their power switch to the "on" position.
The first three photos is Clowesia russelliana, with two spikes and roots that have completely replaced the potting mix I've been growing them in for the last few years. The last two photos are Clowesia warscewiczii, with fourteen new growths (and hopefully a great flower show to follow sometime this fall). This is an easy genus to grow and bloom--and they obligingly lose all of their leaves during the winter months and can be placed in a cool, dark closet and forgotten about until the early spring.
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