Sievekingia suavis

[euplusia]

Looking like a miniature copy of a Stanhopea, Sievekingia suavis is probably the most common Sievekingia in cultivation. Plants like to grow in small pots under fairly bright indirect light in evenly warm to hot conditions without a decided rest period. They flower several times year round with short lived (3-5 days) bright yellow flowers.
Suavis is Latin for sweet. But be aware: This is for your eyes only, not for your nose. Because the medium intense smell is just like old Lyoner sausage that turned sour.
So I let the plant in the greenhouse and do not want to have my morning coffee beside it.

[Merlyn]

A beautifully unusual plant !!!

[WhiteRabbit]

wow! very cool!

[isurus79]

This is great, thanks!

[gnathaniel]

Beautiful! I really like this genus. Do you grow reichenbachiana, and if so is its culture similar to what you describe for suavis?

--Nat

[Bud]

Vielen dank, euplusia ! This exact plant is arriving to me in a couple of months...it is nice to see the blooms and how the adult plant looks like...aha, so it smells like rotten sausage! And I am glad it has no rest period...sad that it only lasts for only 5 days...

[tuvoc]

Cool. Well done.

Kim

[euplusia]

I had reichenbachiana and rhonhofiae and another one too but I had to move my plants several times and was not careful and busy in my profession, so they died. Now I am looking for reichenbachiana, but the one I bought was a mislabelled suavis.
The way to grow is exactly the same for all this species. Important is a fresh medium, so you better repot every year and keep the plant always in active growth. Here the plants also need a bright place in winter, I place them between cattleyas.
I could easily give away one or two pots, but restrictions make it difficult to send it over the pond.

[gnathaniel]

Thank you for the culture information! I'll move mine to a brighter location. I hope it's actually reichenbachiana, but as it's currently my only Sievekingia I won't be too disappointed in any case, I mostly just want it to grow and thrive.

--Nat

[euplusia]

Four more spikes on their way. The plant needed repotting. I was amazed about the vigorous root system. I also drilled a lot of holes 2 centimeters below the upper rim of the plastic pot for spikes to sneak through.
Again annual repotting and a fresh medium are essential.