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Originally Posted by MOlivera
Mauro, you have very well grown plants. What are your general growing conditions for your encyclias? How much do you water, % sunlight and what do you use for medium? I have several Brazilian encyclias and most do very good, but others don't do as good.
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I try to give them bright light the year round, but not direct sunlight. From May through September, when the sun is deeply inclined, the cover cuts 50%; from October on I put some extra shade clothes to cut 65-70% of the light intensity. In the winter I water two or three times a week and the rest of the year every other day. I use clay pots and sphagnum for them.
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Originally Posted by smweaver
Mauro, that's a very nice looking plant; the blooms look beautiful also. I only have two encyclia species (alata and phoenicea), both of which are big plants. It's nice to see that the genus also has small plants that are probably a lot more convenient to grow than the two I have. I might look and see if I can find one of these. Thank you for posting the pictures.
Steve
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Good luck, Steve. This is a dwarf species with large, very fragrant flowers!
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