Encyclia/Euchile citrina

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by james mickelso

Hi Steve, not much difference between here and SD. Both domiciles were at the beach, water had around 200-350 ppm as calcium carbonate, temps and humidity the same as well as light. So I am puzzled. These are from Mexico to central America in lowland oak forests which are hot and dry with winters cooler and more moist. High light levels. The fragrance is intoxicatingly citrusy. In my GH down in SD it would fill it with fragrance which could be smelled out on the adjacent sidewalk. At times I would have two to three blossoms on it. Pale blue/green with this bright butter yellow flowers hanging down. Very striking. I'll be going up to SBOE soon. I also know Andy's Orchids grow them and they are gorgeous. A little steep for me though. I'll keep you informed. You could grow these easily in Tejas.

I do have a small one of these growing inside and I'm hoping it will be blooming on its newest growth. Its mounted and from what I understand it prefers cool to intermediate temps, so having this guy outside would be insta death in summer!! The Baker sheets says it gets an extreme temp of 97 and that is considered a cool day here in July. lol

[james mickelso]

From all that I know of this it is from Mexico down to Guatemala in pine/oak forests and some sources say cool to intermediate while others say warm. What they all say is that it likes lots of water except when it goes dormant in winter. One source said it flowers as a juvenile then slowly declines with age. That ios what it did here in O'side. But in SD it thrived and flowered every year. I'll try it again and make some changes. I kind of wonder if there is a link to what it is mounted on like pine or oak plaques. Hmmm.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by james mickelso

I kind of wonder if there is a link to what it is mounted on like pine or oak plaques. Hmmm.

I think its always a safe bet with oak, no matter what the species. Most of the oaks here in central TX are covered in lichens and bromeliads. Seems like the epiphytes really like that group of trees!

[RosieC]

So pretty! Love the colour of this one.