Laelia lucasiana var. alba revisited

[kinknstein]

Another beauty Mauro!!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Thank you all!

Originally Posted by peeweelovesbooks

How beautiful is that! Wow!! How old is it? What medium do you grow it in?

It's just perfect.

The plant is with me for at least five years. It is now reaching the rim of a 4" pot. I grow it in a mix of coconut fiber, bark and charcoal. I also mixed a few small pieces of rock. It seems to like it.

Originally Posted by lily99

Very cool! I love laelias. Is that one hard to grow?

No, Lily, I believe it is among the easy ones. You just need to provided bright light and a medium with very good drainage.

Originally Posted by whygreenberg

Awesome, Mauro. This one is rupicolous, right? I just LOVE them. Fabulous plant you've got there. And as always, fabulous photos too!

Thanks Yvan!
Yes, it is rupicolous!

[cday2inflorida]

This is why we all love orchids. They are so diverse. I fell in love with Laelias about 10 years ago. They fuel my passion in collecting them. I mean ...come on you can go from this little beauty to the large L. purpurata.
Heck, you can only collect L. anceps and collect forever and still find unusual color types and diverse varieties of this species that are not in you collection.
Bravo for the little lucasiana

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by thumperinflorida

This is why we all love orchids. They are so diverse. I fell in love with Laelias about 10 years ago. They fuel my passion in collecting them. I mean ...come on you can go from this little beauty to the large L. purpurata.
Heck, you can only collect L. anceps and collect forever and still find unusual color types and diverse varieties of this species that are not in you collection.
Bravo for the little lucasiana

I totally agree! Especially in the case of these little rupicolous gems! It is an endless rainbow of colors and species. And the good thing is that new species come to light in a regular basis!

[cday2inflorida]

on both your photography and the fact that you share your plants...I truly appreciate your photos and your knowledge.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by thumperinflorida

on both your photography and the fact that you share your plants...I truly appreciate your photos and your knowledge.

Thanks!

[peeweelovesbooks]

Mauro,

what is a good source for rupicoluous laelias?

Thank you. And, as always, your pictures are fantastic.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by peeweelovesbooks

Mauro,

what is a good source for rupicoluous laelias?

Thank you. And, as always, your pictures are fantastic.

Chacara Bela Vista is a good source for rupicolous Bela Vista Orchids
They have some rare like Laelia gloedeniana, at least one new like Laelia kleberi and several others. And you can place orders in the USA.

[peeweelovesbooks]

thanks mauro!

[minicat007]

good looking lucasiana Alba