My new Laelia harpophylla - Orchid Board

rbarata · #1 12-30-2019, 10:49 AM

Added this one to my collection.
I own an harpophylla already but it's a L. harpophylla (Caliman x Sandra) which I think has a yellow to whitish flower while this one has the orange flower.
It came to me from Equagenera through one of the usual vendors where I buy my plants.

Some photos:

DirtyCoconuts · #2 12-30-2019, 11:45 AM

nice looking plant! enjoy it in good health

if i can ask a side question...can you post a pic of this plant stand from farther away? I notice the intricate wire wrapping in the pics and i am curious about the whole set up?

rbarata · #3 12-30-2019, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

if i can ask a side question...can you post a pic of this plant stand from farther away? I notice the intricate wire wrapping in the pics and i am curious about the whole set up?

Sure, bought it to get more available space for small pots.
As the pots diameter are smaller than the circles in the structure, I managed to find this solution using gardening wire (small pots = light wheight = wire resists).

signin1234 · #4 12-30-2019, 02:35 PM

Pretty

rbarata · #5 02-08-2021, 05:20 PM

It has bloomed already. The flowers of this one seems larger that the ones of 'Caliman' x 'Sandra' (my first one).
One more week and I can compare the two side by side (with photos, obviously).

Anyway, here's some photos to enjoy...its color is like you see in the photos.

neophyte · #6 02-08-2021, 06:29 PM

The rupicolous Laelias are all quite pretty, aren't they! The combination of the vibrant orange tepals and the pale ruffled lip is very nice.

SouthPark · #7 02-09-2021, 03:35 AM

The orange colour is so nice. The bridal gown lip is incredibly nice and elegant too.

rbarata · #8 03-13-2021, 02:05 PM

Below there are some photos of my second harpophylla, var 'Caliman x Sandra'. The diference from my other harpophylla (previous posts) is the number of flowers per spike. The C x S has 3 to 4 flowers per spike while the first one has only one.
All the rest seems to be the same (shape, colour, size).

SouthPark · #9 03-13-2021, 04:25 PM

rbarata ----- that orange colour is incredibly nice! Reminds me of sunkist - and I love sunkist! Beautiful shape too once again. Refreshing to see.

rbarata · #10 03-13-2021, 05:03 PM

This one is, definitely, a species I recommend to everyone: easy to grow, small (more space), large flowers (relatively to plant size), vibrant colour, cheap (at least here: 15€ / 18 USD), etc.