Rupicolous Laelia

[Hera]

I just found a list of rupicolous laelia. I've been looking for one for some time. Here it is:

List of The Rupicolous Laelias - Hoffmannseggella
The rupicolous laelias form the Parviflorae section of the Laelia species.This section has always been rather well defined and distinct. Recent DNA studies have changed the defintion of this group to be based more on morphology and created a new Taxa, Hoffmannsegella instead placing this group in Laelia or Sophronitis.


alvaroana
angereri
bahiensis
blumenscheinii
bradei
briegeri
cardimii
caulescens
conceicionensis
cinnabarina
crispata
crispilabia
duveenii
endsfeldzii
esalqueana
flava
flavasulina
fournieri
ghillanyi
gloedeniana
gracilis
hegeriana
hispidula
itambana
kettieana
kautskyana Formerly Laelia cowanii (An invalid name)
liliputana
longipes
lucasiana
macrobulbosa
malletii
mantiqueirae
milleri
mixta
munchowiana
pfisteri
reginae
rupestris
sanguiloba
tereticaulis


I thought it would be interesting to see how many of these are in cultivation.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Right off the bat, about half of them are common in cultivation. The rest may be, but they're random.

[Cookiemonster]

These are probably the MORE common ones I have been able to find!!

angereri
bahiensis
bradei
briegeri
caulescens
crispilabia
duveenii
endsfeldzii
flava
fournieri
gloedeniana
kettieana
liliputana
longipes
lucasiana
mantiqueirae
milleri
mixta
pfisteri
reginae
sanguiloba

Im in trouble, now I want A TON MORE! I love these rupic babies so cute and hardy


Mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa--- where are you ? lol

[peeweelovesbooks]

Did someone say rupics???


Don't buy them they are all mine!! (insert evil cackle)


LOLOL

they are addictive.

[Hera]

Yeah well, I'm planning on starting a collection of them. I've been hooked. Small in stature, big in color. SHould be easy to sneak into the house...........

[puckpuggy]

I have a small collection growing in stones but have only gotten a few to bloom. I adore them.
briegeri
cinnabarina
crispilabia
fournieri
Ipanema Beach (tenebrosa x briegeri) F Clarke
kleberi
liliputana
lucasiana (my best bloomer)
lundii
lundii x Epi. longipetalum (good boomer)
milleri
mirandae x rupestris
sanguilobia
Sl. Mariottiana flava (L. flava 'clone' x Sophronitis coccinea flavum)

[stitz]

I am interested to learn about others' REPEAT flowering rupic species.

I have only grown two species. One for several years, fournieri, is considered relatively "easy" by the Brasilian vendors. I agree. The vendors seem to always have that one available.

In August, I imported lucasiana. It's near flowering now. My hope is to flower it successive years.

--Stitz--

[puckpuggy]

I have had lucasiana bloom two years in a row for me from fall into winter. I grow it outside in Massachusetts on the north wall of a small barn from June 1 to fall (when temps drop near freezing). Late afternoon, I drop a cloth screen to keep my plants from burning in the west light. Once inside, I grow it in cool temps (min 45-50F) in good north light with a small fan for the season and mist it daily, watering a bit more once a week. I have read that this is prolly too much watering in winter, but it's hard for me to neglect a blooming plant! I am not going to fertilize this winter though. Last year I had two blooms, this year I have two flowers open and a bud that hasn't opened yet. So I feel like I am successful at growing this one. My fournieri hasn't bloomed yet and some of these cuties look a bit sad, but I will not give up!! These are definitely one group I am obsessed with. I have asked the seller questions. He said not to take off the covering on the psb and to try not to get new growths wet (good luck, I can't!).

[MattWoelfsen]

This is an excellent thread as far as a listing of Rupiculous orchids. I've been looking for such a list. I think there might be more information now on these plants--please share!

[shadytrake]

I'm working on my collection of these. So far, I haven't been successful blooming. The comment about not removing the psb covering is interesting. I am setting up a special fan section so that I can mist, dry, mist, dry.

I read a lot about the natural habitats of mine and it is interesting that the deep crevices are like damp caves (cool and slightly moist). I think my problem is that I don't have that part down. I bet if we planted them in taller smaller pots, they would grow down into the dampness.

Might be an interesting experiment.