Leptotes bicolor

[Picotee]

Love these little guys. I miss mine and am sad that I let one get away at a recent show. I was besotted by a Haraella. Next time!

[annak]

Super wow! What a lovely plant and such a stunning flowering!!!!!

[Subrosa]

I have a couple small ones I got this fall that are just starting to spike. Fingers crossed!

[Bud]

Originally Posted by lepetitmartien

Not that relative to Vanilla, they are in very different subfamilies and Vanilla is an "archaic" orchid, not Leptotes.

Thanks for the infos! I thought that since the pods of this Leptotes contained 'vanillin' that they are closely related; you are right, the Vanilla plant grows longer whereas this Leptotes grow into a thick bush

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Originally Posted by Picotee

Love these little guys. I miss mine and am sad that I let one get away at a recent show. I was besotted by a Haraella. Next time!

Don't worry this is an easy to find orchid. You will get your plant too.

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Originally Posted by annak

Super wow! What a lovely plant and such a stunning flowering!!!!!

Thank You !

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Originally Posted by Subrosa

I have a couple small ones I got this fall that are just starting to spike. Fingers crossed!

That small one you are describing will triple up in a year....this plant easily get to specimen size.

[Subrosa]

Here's a pic of one of mine. Two spikes are visible near the center of the pic.

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

Here's a pic of one of mine. Two spikes are visible near the center of the pic.

You have a dozen or so bulbs and that spike might contain two to three flowers.
Just be patient before long you will have a bush, and will give you a wonderful display someday.

[RosieC]

So lovely, congrats on the rebloom.

[Bud]

Thank You, Rosie !

[Bud]

The day after I took pictures of my blooms; I self pollinated some opened flowers with the aid of a wooden toothpick and a magnifying glass.
And today, I discovered that I have 10 pods growing fat by the day.
I discovered this will be ripe for picking in 120 days and then I will dry it under the sun for a couple of days and put it in a tight jar soaked with some light edible oil, alcohol or wine to preserve the taste of the vanillin that is innate to this plant.

[Bud]

Thank You, plumania! as of today it is 36 days ....