Encyclia ambigua - Orchid Board

Rosim_in_BR · #1 12-18-2007, 03:28 PM

Profusion of flowers on this perfumed Encyclia. The lip has very interesting crests.

cb977 · #2 12-18-2007, 04:49 PM

Now I know...I'm doing something wrong!!!

I have a 4 bulb division of E alata and haven't had any luck getting it to bloom...and I somehow know that when (and if) it does, it's not gonna look like this!

Mauro, you've definitely raised the bar on this one!!!

Ross · #3 12-18-2007, 05:20 PM

That looks extremely like E. tampensis

which is endemic to Carribean area, especially Florida.

kiki-do · #4 12-18-2007, 05:39 PM

Isn't that an Encyclia Ooh-la-la!!!! Impressive Mauro!

kiki-do

tuvoc · #5 12-18-2007, 07:16 PM

What a total knock out, Mauro! That little lip is to die for. And so many of them! Where would one begin! (HE HE)

Kim

Shirley · #6 12-18-2007, 10:57 PM

I'm having problems with my plant. The bulbs are very shrivelled and the bottom leaf has dried and turned yellow and will drop off any moment. I'm wondering if I should now be giving it a winter rest instead the regular regimen. It's in a small clay pot, medium bark mix, at intermediate temperatures. Any suggestions for me?

Rosim_in_BR · #7 12-19-2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Shirley

I'm having problems with my plant. The bulbs are very shrivelled and the bottom leaf has dried and turned yellow and will drop off any moment. I'm wondering if I should now be giving it a winter rest instead the regular regimen. It's in a small clay pot, medium bark mix, at intermediate temperatures. Any suggestions for me?

Shirley, in my experience with this plant I never gave it any rest (water, fertilizer). The best results I got potting it in a shallow clay pot (2" high, 7" wide for a mature plant) filled with tree fern fiber. When my plant got too large that I had to repot it I decided to mount two pieces and use plastic pots for the rest, but I have to recognize that none of these is working well a year and a half later. In your case, shriveled pseudo bulbs is most probably due to lack of healthy roots, so drastic water reduction maybe is not the best thing for the moment the plant is going through.