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04-29-2012, 07:32 PM
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Epidendrum fimbriatum
This is by far one of the more difficult species of Epidendrums to grow. It is a mid to nosebleed high elevation, (1,100 m - 3,000 m), growing miniature lithophytic/terrestrial orchid that often gets seen growing along the cliff faces of roadsides in its native habitat.
I have had issues with this one ever since I purchased them.
Tiny flowered, compact, and cute. This one is not a beginner's orchid.
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04-29-2012, 08:15 PM
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I have never seen this one. It's very nice. How small is it? And how cool do you grow it?
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04-29-2012, 08:20 PM
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can we see the entire plant? it looks gorgeous!!! good growing!
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04-29-2012, 08:45 PM
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It gets pretty cool here during the spring/fall/winter. Summer is the problem.
It does best when it doesn't go above 85 F. It can easily take it down to 36 F. 90 F is the highest it should ever go.
The plant is tiny. The largest I've ever seen it is about 3" - 4" tall. That was when I first got it. The flower is only a little less than 1/4" across.
Mine are flowering off a keiki. The keiki is about 1/2" - 3/4" tall/long. I have a total of 5 keikis.
The following is a pic of the entire plant. Like I said, it didn't thrive for me, so it kinda looks a bit ragged. The keikis are looking alright for now.
I have made seeds of these before, but the flasker said that they got contaminated or didn't work out or something.
For a tiny flower, the seed capsules are large by comparison - being close to 1/2" long with lots and lots of seeds per capsule.
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04-29-2012, 08:53 PM
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The fimbriatum in the name is referring to the fimbriated edges of the labellum, btw.
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04-29-2012, 11:24 PM
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 worth the effort you put into it! I love it! |
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Thats great!! Thanks for sharing.
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04-30-2012, 09:13 PM
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Thank you everybody. I hope that it can stay with me for as long as possible. They're something to admire when the many keikis start blooming.
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05-02-2012, 05:57 AM
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Thanks for posting picture and sharing info on habitat.
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05-02-2012, 12:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GardenTheater
Thanks for posting picture and sharing info on habitat.
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No problem.
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