S. hernandezii in flower

[JP020366]

Hi guys

Just a few photo's of my S. hernandezii which opened on the weekend.

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I try to update regularly and post here when I get the chance.

All the best

John

[nikkik]

Gorgeous! Great growing!

[tuvoc]

Nice one.

Kim

[WhiteRabbit]

Beautiful!

[isurus79]

Very nice! What are the white balls in the media?

[JP020366]

Hi Steve

Just small polystyrene or bean bag balls. Helps with aeration. The mix has small bark, Sphagnum moss, some charcoal and medium perlite.

Works ok for me in Melbourne AU but try to keep most of them fairly dry through the cold wet winter.

The challenge is keeping them cool during the hot dry summer. We had several days around 46C this year so leaves and some bulbs have been obliterated.

Cheers

John

[Sak_ikim_lol]

It´s a great Mexican stanhopea!! Congratulations!!!

[smweaver]

Really beautiful blooms, John. One of my favorite stanhopea species.

Steve